Kubuntu & Advent 4211

.Kencs

.Kencs

.Kencs

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I have an advent 4211 and I have just installed Kubuntu on it, I just cannot get the wifi working on it. I have searched everywhere to get my wifi working on it but to no joy, anyone know how to do it?
Thanks
 
what's the wireless chipset on it? 'lspci' should get it for you.

Also what is the output of 'ifconfig' and the output of 'lsmod'?
 
When running lspci I get:

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN controller (rev 22)

That means NOTHING to me...how can I get my wifi working? :(
 
.Kencs said:
When running lspci I get:

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN controller (rev 22)

That means NOTHING to me...how can I get my wifi working? :(
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That means you need to use the rtl8187se driver.

Can you get the output of 'ifconfig' and 'lsmod' as well?

Looks like you are victim of this bug : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rtl8187se/+bug/416488

Have a look here and see if installing that modded rtl8187se driver helps since your hardware seems to be very similar to an msi wind.
 
All I want is a basic OS that I can run Internet on, not of this sudo stuff I know nothing about...that msi link think made no sense to me :(
 
Hi

It's frustrating when it does not work out of the box. The info is out there you just have to google it. I'm a newbie noob to this lark and some of the info is written down as if you have a little prior knowledge :(

the MSI link does have a clue

Tip: paste the following text in a blank file called "installer" with gedit, vim or your favorite text editor. And execute it with "sh installer"
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the default text editor for Kubuntu is called Kate.(like notepad in Windows speak)
and can be found here

can be launched by clicking K-menu->Utilities->Kate (Advanced Text Editor) from the desktop menu system
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just copy and paste all that meaningless text to your Kate window and save it as installer. It's just a small program to install a driver that may get your WiFi working :) You'll need to be connected to the net via LAN... the program appears to DL the driver from a site for you if needed :)

Code: 
# Download, build, and install Coffelius' variant of the rtl8187
# driver. Originally noted in an Oct 17 post to:
# http://forums.msiwind.net/post50498.html by coffelius
# The code is available from:
# http://code.google.com/p/msi-wind-linux/

# Change this name to get a newer version
name=rtl8187se_linux-04.tar.bz2
dirname=rtl8187se_coffee

# Fetch if needed
if [[ ! -e $name ]]; then
  wget http://msi-wind-linux.googlecode.com/files/$name
  tar xvjf $name
fi

# Build and load
cd rtl8187se_coffee
./makedrv
sudo ./wlan0down
sudo ./wlan0up

# Install in boot for ubuntu, inserting a line into
# /etc/modules, if it's not already there.
sudo ./install
if grep r8180 /etc/modules > /dev/null;
  then sudo echo r8180 >>/etc/modules
fi

Open a Terminal (like a DOS command line) and type

Code: 
 sh installer

or if nothing happens

Code: 
 sudo sh installer

and enter your password... normally the same as your login password

the sudo is just a means of getting admin rights.

EDIT

if anyone notices anything that I've done wrong ... PLEASE wade in and let me know :)

thanks
 
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Thanks mate, that makes a lot more sense :-)

Will try it when I finish work, see if I can get it working and will let you know.
 
I pasted it into Kate and clicked Save As and didnt know what extention to save it so named it installer, not sure if i did it wrong, but when i try to run it it says sh: cant open installer
 
try chmod +x installer

this allows you to execute it. also try being in the same dir as the script and typing ./installer (or with sudo)
 
Im using Universal-USB-Installer-1.8.3.0 to put the .iso onto a mem stick but I have to select from the drop down list and the latest os isnt listed so cant put it onto mem stick :(
 
Essexraptor said:
try a usb wifi dongle if you have one knocking about... worth a go :)
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Completely forgot about my Wireless USB dongle lol...

I have a D-link DWA-140 and looking around on google, I cannot find anyone who has had any success with getting wifi working.

Can someone explain how to do it if they know and remember I know absolutly NOTHING about linux so please bare with me lol...
 
A lot of USB devices are detected on boot. (My Mobile 3 dongle thingy is the same sort of thing and I loaded no extra drivers - it just worked :)) just plug it in before you switch on. once you are at desktop click on the network icon in the top taskbar/toolbar and see if you are picking up any networks to start with and we'll worry about the harder ways later :)

NOTE

the inclusion of lots of techincal jargon here - "thingy" God I need a sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
Turned it on, wifi dongle was detected as it flashed a few times but then did nothing.
Checked for wifi networks and it said none detected when it is sitting right next to the router.
Don't even know how to use terminal to check for and install the drivers...
 
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