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**arochester** · Jan 25, 2011, 05:38 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Googled: ubuntu Agora NetBook

Touchpad here: http://agoranetbook.kayno.net/2009/1...u-9-10-grub-2/

Wireless: It talks about asking kogan for a new wireless card here: http://agoranetbook.kayno.net/2009/0...ork-mini-card/

It says: "I do recommend that anyone who has an early kogan agora or agora pro netbook with the VIA wifi card to email kogan with your original order number, and request a replacement wifi card. I was offered the option to have the card mailed to me, or to send in my netbook to have the new card installed.

With the new wifi card, you do not have to worry about drivers in ubuntu, and also the card apparently performs better than the VIA card, so it is worth the email!"

The info you give does not indicate a wireless card. Have you tried the command: lspci
(That's l for lemur, not I for India)
What appears against "Network Controller"?

**harry617** · Jan 25, 2011, 09:31 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Thanks!
I now have the touchpad working!!

I'll email them tonight about the wireless card!

Thanks for the site

Here are the results of lspci:

harry@Harry-Netbook:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)

**arochester** · Jan 26, 2011, 03:27 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Please somebody else tell me how I am wrong...but I see no wi-fi card listed in lspci.

I find this is odd. I used to have a Broadcom (make irrelevant here) which didn't work out of the box - but lspci showed that it was there and so I could set about installing it.

The alternative call to lspci (=list pci devices) is lsusb (=list usb devices) but I don't know that it is relevant here.

A short term fix might be to get Linux Compatible USB Wireless Dongle e.g. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ubuntu-Linux-U...#ht_1900wt_907

(...I know this is Ebay UK, but that's where I am)

**harry617** · Jan 26, 2011, 04:09 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Here are the results of lsub:

harry@Harry-Netbook:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0ac8:3420 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Venus USB2.0 Camera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:2573 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501/RT2573 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

**arochester** · Jan 26, 2011, 05:22 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

So you have the more recent USB Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501/RT2573 Wireless Adapter

According to the blog I quoted "Upon rebooting I was delighted to see the new wifi card worked out of the box – no driver installation required (unlike the VIA card). It also connected to my wireless network at home, just like the old card had."

(But...there is a Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/673682)

Perhaps someone else knows more about getting the card working.

Is your home router open or secured? WPA, WEP, WEP2?

Some people rave about using "wicd" instead of "network-manager"

Try installing "wifi-radar" to see if you pick up anything.

...Have a look at "Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers" - http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3099811.0 Question #8 - "Networking Issues: 8.a. Wireless Doesn't Work."

**harry617** · Jan 26, 2011, 06:35 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Thanks!
My encryption is only WEP.
I'm actually connected right now but sometimes it just randomly cuts off and asks me for the WEP key, or refuses to connect. It is also running slower than normal.
I thinks I might install wicd.

**harry617** · Jan 26, 2011, 09:01 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

I've managed to install wicd, but it doesn't seem to be helping me.

**arochester** · Jan 27, 2011, 03:29 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

I'm sorry, a bit beyond my Point-and-Click knowledge....

WHERE ARE THE TECHIE GUYS WHEN YOU NEED THEM!?

...I can only suggest "WifiDocsWirelessTroubleShootingGuideConnectio ns" - WifiDocsWirelessTroubleShootingGuideConnections

**Ole Juul** · Jan 27, 2011, 04:22 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

I don't have wireless on this Kubuntu system, so some things I read here don't exactly stick. But I'm pretty sure I read that you can't run both wicd and network-manager without conflict. I think you have to chose one or the other. Network-manager has a reputation on this forum of not working for some people, so it's probably a good idea to dump it if you are in doubt.

**oshunluvr** · Jan 27, 2011, 09:30 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

wicd won't work if knetworkmanager is also installed. Remove knetworkmanager completely and try again

**arochester** · Jan 27, 2011, 10:06 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Things must have changed since I last tried.

When you tried to install wicd it wanted to remove network-manager and so in.

So they couldn't both be installed at the same time

**vinnywright** · Jan 27, 2011, 10:25 AM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

doesn't look like it

vinny@desktop:~$ sudo apt-get -s install wicd
[sudo] password for vinny:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python-iniparse python-wicd wicd-daemon wicd-gtk
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-iniparse python-wicd wicd wicd-daemon wicd-gtk
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded.
Inst python-wicd (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Inst python-iniparse (0.3.1-1 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Inst wicd-daemon (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Inst wicd-gtk (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Inst wicd (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Conf python-wicd (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Conf python-iniparse (0.3.1-1 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Conf wicd-daemon (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Conf wicd-gtk (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
Conf wicd (1.7.0+ds1-2 Ubuntu:10.04/lucid)
vinny@desktop:~$

so a person may want to use the -d option then remove/purge knetworkmanager then install
from the package cake with dpkg ...........dose that sound right ?

VINNY

**harry617** · Jan 27, 2011, 04:59 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

OK. So I've removed KnetworkManager and I'm using wicd, but the signal strength is only decent when I'm standing next to the modem. The network is usually lightning fast on other computers, and it was fast when I was running gOS.
Please help!
Thanks

**harry617** · Jan 28, 2011, 04:40 PM

Re: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY! Touchpad, wireless and other stuff not working!

Is it about the way I'm connecting to the network?
If so, could someone explain to me what DHCP, DNS and all that other stuff is?
I really have no clue. I live in Australia, and I hear that our IP addresses change every x hours.
Is this true?
It keeps asking me for the passphrase, even though I definitely have the right one.
On the OS I used before this I just put in the passphrase and it would connect, there wasn't all this other stuff.
Thanks

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