wireless

[Susan Cragin]

>>> Everyone, Please help I have found serveral threds about this and no
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> My wife is a professional photographer and I am into open-source software.
>>> Naturally ubuntu studio seem like a perfect fit to start with.  the problem
>>> is her laptop has is unable to use its wireless netowork adapter.
>>>
>>> we have UStudio 8.04 install with all updates.  my live disk of Ubuntu 8.04
>>> works fine with the wireless card. please help.  thank you all in advance.
>>>     
>>
>> which laptop and wireless card is it?
>
>*PLEASE* do not top-post.
>
>Also, please take this issue/further replies to the -users ML as this
>list is for development.
>
>So on topic, do you have linux-rt installed?
>
>-Cory K.

You might want to check out Ubuntu bug filed re latest backport modules disabling wireless.
Bug #294766
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-2.6.27/+bug/294766