Help with Wireless and Soundcard

[NoOp]

On 04/04/2008 04:50 PM, christopher meyer wrote:
> I was wondering if anybody can help me with a couple issues that I am
> having. I have recently created a dual boot between Windows Vista and Ubuntu
> 7.10. I am a new to the linux enviroment and so far I am very happy with it.
> Just a couple things have come up and I do not know what to do. I have
> looked and found others with the problems similar but not the same and cant
> figure out how to fix my problem. The first problem is that when I boot into
> Ubuntu I do not have any sound. I have the volume icon in the task bar with
> a little red x but am unable to figure out how to get sound to work. 

Have a look here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingSoundProblems


My
> second problem is that my wireless does not work in Ubuntu. When I open up
> the Network Manager it shows the connection for wire and a modem but no
> wireless. I can plug in wire and it recognizes with no problems or work
> required from me and I get on the internet with no problem. I have run the
> update manager but nothing has fixed my wireless or sound issue. Can anybody
> please assist me? it would be greatly appreciated.
> 
>

Have a look here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide

Don't know if either of those will help solve the problem, but you
should read & try the steps in each & then post back to the list with
your results.