[ubuntu-za] Wireless Inoperative on DELL Inspiron

[wayne abroue]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Ray Lombard <ray.lombard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Wayne.  I have been using various Linux Distros for more than a
> decade now and 11.04 reminds me of the drama that we used to have to go
> through with the early stuff of whatever distro.  I feel that these files
> have somehow become corrupted and I wonder if the code writers couldn't
> correct this by an update.  I tried the compile route and finished up having
> to re-install 11.04 because I even lost the ethernet wired connection,  So I
> am a bit careful of fiddling with the kernel.
> Ray

Don't worry Ray


No kernel fiddleing required,, just compile the  kernel module built
into the download, it's just a bunch of drivers pick yours,related to
your card, it then auto magically loads the module. and off u go.
I'm with you on the old days, this network thingy really works on my nuts,
Wayne A