Wiress question on Ubuntu 7.10

[accguy9009]

I went and downloaded a new ISO of Ubuntu 7.10 and burned using Image Burn. Verified the disk. Popped it in and and ran live cd in regular mode (not safe graphics option) using the following hardware


Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 M0 Stepping (Overclocked to 2.67 GHz)
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L rev. 2.0 LGA775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail
A-DATA 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
OCZ 500W StealthXStream Power Supply - OCZ500SXS
SAPPHIRE 100237L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0
CHIMEI 22" LCD CMV-221-D-Black
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S


I had no problem what so ever running the live CD. Question for Ubuntu users, does the NDIS Wrapper come as part of the installation of 7.10? Is this the best way to get this device working? I only have wireless connectivity available to this computer and it currently runs Vista Home Premium. I could not find it any where. I am using the Netgear
WG111v2 Wireless USB adapter to connect to the internet. I have the drivers for this device on a USB stick. It was so easy to get this Wireless adapter up and running on Mandriva 2008 using these drivers and the NDIS Wrapper. When I looked on the Ubuntu forums it looked very difficult for a new user with limited command line skills to get this USB wireless adapter to work. I know if I was using a centrino based laptop Ubuntu would pick everything right up right away.

What is the easiest way for a new user to connect to the internet using this Netgear WG111v2 Wireless USB adapter using Ubuntu 7.10?

 

[Brazen]

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-...rd-on-ubuntu-edgy.html

 

[accguy9009]

Thanks Brazen. I have seen these instructions posted elsewhere. As a new Linux user I am not able to set this up by myself because I do not fully understand what I need to do to follow these instructions. I have embraced Mandriva 2008 for a number of reasons not the least among them being that the Control Center on Mandriva lets you choose to start a new network connection, choose wireless, opt to use the NDIS Wrapper ( already installed by default) to install the the drivers for your wireless adapter, choose your drivers ( I have them on a USB jump drive) and the OS installs the drivers, finds the router and with a few more mouse clicks you are connected. Not a single command line entry needed. It may be this simple on Ubuntu but I can not find a way to do it. I know it is much simpler on a laptop.

It amuses me a bit that the world loves Ubuntu and so many rave about how easy it for a new user to get up and running. A 2nd tier distro like Mandriva 2008 has it figured out.

I realize my ignorance on using Bash realy puts limitations on my use of Ubuntu. I hope to improve on these skills. I can only hope that 8.04 improves on the ease of connecting wireless USB adapters. This is a problem most distros have. On Mandriva I can listen to music (Amorok), video files (totem and others), office apps, burn media, stream audio and a lot of video, update the OS and add and remove software. I enjoy using the OS even though I really am just learning

 

[Brazen]

On Mandriva I can listen to music (Amorok), video files (totem and others), office apps, burn media, stream audio and a lot of video, update the OS and add and remove software.

You can do all that without touching the command line on Ubuntu, too. For instance, adding, removing, and updating software is done with Synaptic. The other stuff is pretty easy to find under the Gnome menu.

As for the ndiswrapper stuff, I don't know if there is a gui for it in Ubuntu, there may be, but it's just easier to tell someone to type this in "stuf stuf stuff" and hit enter, rather than trying to describe how to navigate around a gui. That is why a lot of Ubuntu documentation tells you how to do stuff on the command line, that's just how the "experienced" users (who are generally the ones writing the documentation LIKE to do it, not because it is the only option.

Such as with installing, say, vlc media player. If you asked me how to do it, I would say type this into a console and hit enter "sudo apt-get -y install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc". That is one freaking simple little line. Then someone will inevitably whine "Linux/Ubuntu sucks big time, because I don't wanna use the command line, so go to h@ll Brazen". Well, you could do that exact same thing without touching the command line, but to describe how to do it with Synaptic would take a good paragraph or two or three.

 

[accguy9009]

I am going to install 7.10 and wrestle with the wireless adapter. No doubt it won't be too challenging. I will update the thread after I install the OS.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

First make sure that Ubuntu either gives it the correct driver or just recognizes it.

Open up the terminal and paste the output of the iwconfig command. Also paste the output of the lsusb command.