Thread: Why no Live CD?

I can't right now. I'll get it as soon as I can though.

Code:

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI Bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42)
00:1f.0 ISA Bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE Interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY
02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev b8)
02:05.1 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C551 IEEE 1394 Controller
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.12b/g Wireless LAN

ifconfig

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:9a:18:b0
            UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  Tx bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo          Link encap:Local Loopback
            inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
            inet6 addr: ::1/128  Scope:Host
            UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
            RX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
            RX bytes:18960 (18.9 KB)  TX bytes:18960  (18.9 KB)

There ya' go, buddy. You using it to find a driver, or are you programming one?

I thought so,
you do have Ethernet

First entry is your ethernet port
Second is your wireless

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Code:

02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.12b/g Wireless LAN

(It'd be pretty stupid for a laptop not to have wired ethernet when it's wireless is provided by a manufacturer that doesn't release it's wireless driver's code - you would have no way to download your proprietary wireless drivers....)

And your ethernet is all setup and waiting to be used

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:9a:18:b0
            UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  Tx bytes:0 (0.0 B)

That "Phone socket" you mentioned is not a phone socket
but your ethernet port

As before,

Originally Posted by Ynot

You will need to connect via wired ethernet
then goto System > Admin > Hardware Drivers
at which point you can download the restricted driver for your wireless, and install them

Would I have to pay to hook it up? And what do i do, sick my phone cable into the wall and into my computer, and go to System > Admin > Hardware Drivers, or do I have to set something up and pay for the Dial-Up?

No,
it's a wired ethernet port

- plug your laptop into your router using a network cable
- goto System > Admin > Hardware drivers
- Ubuntu will offer you drivers to download for your wireless
- download them
- bingo, wireless working

no dial-up
no nothing

just connect via wired ethernet

sorry.... I wouldn't mind, but the "solutions" to both "problems" are right there in post #2
instead, we've fanny'ed about for over a week

you need to download drivers for your wireless card


It is not a phone socket
forget phone cable
you need a CAT-5 networking cable

Lol, sorry man. I suck with hardware. I'm a software guy. Thank you for all your help though. I'll get right on that.

Edit: Yo, I did hook it up, and everything's working fine (I'm posting from my linux machine) but, when I ran Hardware Drivers it said that there are "no proprietary drivers are in use on this system".

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

"no proprietary drivers are in use on this system".

well, we know this
there are no proprietary drivers in use on your system

We need to enable the proprietary drivers for your wireless

Still connected via wired ethernet,
run the update-manager (System > Admin > Update Manager)

install any updates (click the "check for updates" button)

goto System > Admin > Hardware drivers

install the B43 proprietary wireless driver