how to install drivers on ubuntu
I just installed ubuntu by dual boot. but neither my internet nor ether net cable works.
It works fine when i boot from life usb.
I thought ubuntu installs your drives/
what should i do?
It works fine when i boot from life usb.
I thought ubuntu installs your drives/
what should i do?
Depends on your NIC. You need to get the manufacturer and model number for it and then just search for drivers for that card.
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Try to run"sudo lspci" in a terminal window, it should show your NIC's brand and type.
Try "sudo lsmod" too - it will show if any network driver modules are loaded by the kernel.
A thread you might find helpful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25557
All the best,
NwN
Try "sudo lsmod" too - it will show if any network driver modules are loaded by the kernel.
A thread you might find helpful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25557
All the best,
NwN
@Megziflips
I think you might have fixed your problem ready (by switching from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10)...
I hit problems with by ethernet card, an Atheros AR8161 Ethernet card, when I installed Ubuntu 11.04. To fix it I had to for the new driver and built it myself.
In my case the wireless network driver was working OK, so I was able to download what I required easily enough. But I could equally well of used a USB stick from another computer, or even booted into Window (I'm dual booting), downloaded the file, and switched back to Ubuntu and grabbed it off the NFS partition.
Andy
How do I check if my network card has been detected and is working?
http://superuser.com/questions/181076/how-do-i-check-if-my-network-card-has-been-detected-and-is-working
How do I install drivers for the Atheros AR8161 Ethernet controller?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/165192/how-do-i-install-drivers-for-the-atheros-ar8161-ethernet-controller
alx Ethernet driver
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/alx
I think you might have fixed your problem ready (by switching from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10)...
I hit problems with by ethernet card, an Atheros AR8161 Ethernet card, when I installed Ubuntu 11.04. To fix it I had to for the new driver and built it myself.
In my case the wireless network driver was working OK, so I was able to download what I required easily enough. But I could equally well of used a USB stick from another computer, or even booted into Window (I'm dual booting), downloaded the file, and switched back to Ubuntu and grabbed it off the NFS partition.
Andy
How do I check if my network card has been detected and is working?
http://superuser.com/questions/181076/how-do-i-check-if-my-network-card-has-been-detected-and-is-working
How do I install drivers for the Atheros AR8161 Ethernet controller?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/165192/how-do-i-install-drivers-for-the-atheros-ar8161-ethernet-controller
alx Ethernet driver
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/alx
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