Atheros wireless connection

[cdat08]

Okay, here's the problem:
I am helping my friend install kubuntu on his computer after his windows installation just turned to crap, (more crap). Everything was working fine, except I cannot connect to any wireless networks, so it cannot get on the internet at all. Although Ubuntu works fine on my computer with atheros I cant get this to work, any advice?

here are some of the outputs I got:
Command: ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:a9:2e:cb:fb
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:156 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:156 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:11200 (11.2 KB) TX bytes:11200 (11.2 KB)

COMMAND: iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.


COMMAND:LSPCI
06:04.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
06:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile (rev 03)

[kreggz]

Re: Atheros wireless connection

just a guess - try going to a terminal and typing:

jockey-kde

that should allow you to install the atheros drivers.

[cdat08]

Re: Atheros wireless connection

I had aleady enabled the Atheros drivers, but it still isn't working, right now I'm using a wired connection from the laptop, but am still trying to be able o use wireless. Is there a way to scan for all available networks besides iwlist, maybe that would help?

[kreggz]

Re: Atheros wireless connection

is it an eee-pc by any chance?

if not what is it?