Everytime i try to use WLAN connection on my netbook (Asus Eepc) my Natty freezes and i'm forced to restart and use my ethernet connection... How can i resolve this?
I've an Atheros board.
Everytime i try to use WLAN connection on my netbook (Asus Eepc) my Natty freezes and i'm forced to restart and use my ethernet connection... How can i resolve this?
I've an Atheros board.
Here is the solution for my little problem.
For recent Kernel versions you should do this (2.6.38)
wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.38/compat-wireless-2.6.38.2-2-ns.tar.bz2
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-'uname -r'
sudo apt-get remove lsh-server
tar jxvf compat-wireless-2.6.38.2-2-ns.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-2.6.38.2-2-ns
make
sudo make install
sudo make wlunload
sudo make btunload
sudo modprobe iwlagn bnep btusb rfcomm sco
sudo modprobe iwlagn
sudo modprobe bnep
sudo modprobe btusb
sudo modprobe rfcomm
sudo modprobe sco
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
**For older Kernel versions (2.6.32):**
wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.32/compat-wireless-2.6.32.16.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf compat-wireless-2.6.32.16.tar.bz2
sudo apt-get remove lsh-server
cd compat-wireless-2.6.32.16/
./scripts/driver-select iwlwifi
make
sudo make install
sudo make wlunload
sudo make btunload
sudo make unload
sudo modprobe iwlcore
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
sudo modprobe iwlagn
sudo modprobe iwlagn bnep dtusb rfcomm sco
(http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/06/fixwifi-driver-breaks-after-update-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techdrivein+%28Tech+Drive-in%29)
This has solved my problem!