Thread: Ok need some help.(wireless and boot-up)

ive been looking through bunch of threads , cant seem need. i'm missing , if so, sorry restating answered questions.

first off, i'm running computer umbuntu jaunty on 1 hdd , win xp home on hdd. there way select os boots? there isn't option in bios, right i'm having go in , change boot order. not huge deal os boot option better.

second , more importantly i'm having real trouble getting wireless , running.
i've installed ndiswrapper-utils-1.9_1.53-2ubuntu1_i386.deb , ndisgtk_0.8.4-1_i386.deb , wifi-radar.

here sudo lshw: (i've highlighted in red network cards)

me@h:~$ sudo lshw
[sudo] password me:
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description: desktop computer
product: ms-6712
vendor: msi
version: 1.0
serial: 00000000
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 smp-1.4 smp
configuration: chassis=desktop cpus=1
*-core
description: motherboard
product: ms-6712
vendor: msi
physical id: 0
version: 1.0
serial: 00000000
*-firmware
description: bios
vendor: american megatrends inc.
physical id: 0
version: version 07.00t (04/02/01)
size: 64kib
capacity: 192kib
capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int17printer int10video acpi usb agp ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
*-cpu
description: cpu
product: amd athlon(tm) xp 2700+
vendor: advanced micro devices [amd]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.8.1
slot: socket-a
size: 2150mhz
capacity: 3ghz
width: 32 bits
clock: 165mhz
capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
*-cache:0
description: l1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: internal cache
size: 128kib
capacity: 1mib
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
*-cache:1
description: l2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: internal cache
size: 256kib
capacity: 1mib
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
*-memory
description: system memory
physical id: 1
size: 1255mib
*-pci
description: host bridge
product: vt8377 [kt400/kt600 agp] host bridge
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 66mhz
configuration: driver=agpgart-via latency=8 module=via_agp
*-pci
description: pci bridge
product: vt8237/vx700 pci bridge
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66mhz
capabilities: pci pm bus_master cap_list
*-display unclaimed
description: vga compatible controller
product: geforce 7300 gt
vendor: nvidia corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66mhz
capabilities: pm agp agp-3.0 bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
*-network:0
description: network controller
product: bcm4318 [airforce 1 54g] 802.11g wireless lan controller
vendor: broadcom corporation
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=248 module=ssb
*-usb:0
description: usb controller
product: vt82xxxxx uhci usb 1.1 controller
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 10
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=248 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:1
description: usb controller
product: vt82xxxxx uhci usb 1.1 controller
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 10.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.1
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=248 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:2
description: usb controller
product: vt82xxxxx uhci usb 1.1 controller
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 10.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.2
version: 80
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=248 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:3
description: usb controller
product: usb 2.0
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 10.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.3
version: 82
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=248 module=ehci_hcd
*-isa
description: isa bridge
product: vt8235 isa bridge
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: isa pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-ide
description: ide interface
product: vt82c586a/b/vt82c686/a/b/vt823x/a/c pipc bus master ide
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 11.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.1
logical name: scsi0
logical name: scsi1
version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=pata_via latency=32
*-disk:0
description: ata disk
product: wdc wd800bb-08jh
vendor: western digital
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 06.0
serial: wd-wcam9m471026
size: 74gib (80gb)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=efe2efe2
*-volume:0
description: ext3 volume
vendor: linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: bb0ef65a-4cdd-4d30-b6e8-76e81f9d4c78
size: 71gib
capacity: 71gib
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files ext3 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2009-08-30 01:27:11 filesystem=ext3 modified=2009-08-30 10:57:29 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2009-08-30 10:46:00 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 3153mib
capacity: 3153mib
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: linux swap / solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 3153mib
capabilities: nofs
*-disk:1
description: ata disk
product: wdc wd800jb-00jj
vendor: western digital
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 05.0
serial: wd-wcam9m546740
size: 74gib (80gb)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=220fac66
*-volume
description: windows ntfs volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdb1
version: 3.1
serial: 8a0198f8-2cd7-5344-8ba3-b3ebac0a1672
size: 74gib
capacity: 74gib
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-08-07 12:55:01 filesystem=ntfs state=clean
*-cdrom:0
description: dvd reader
product: cdw/dvd ts-h492a
vendor: tsstcorp
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
logical name: /media/cdrom0
version: tb02
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd
configuration: ansiversion=5 mount.fstype=iso9660 mount.options=ro,nosuid,nodev,utf8 state=mounted status=ready
*-medium
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /media/cdrom0
configuration: mount.fstype=iso9660 mount.options=ro,nosuid,nodev,utf8 state=mounted
*-cdrom:1
description: dvd-ram writer
product: dvdrw lh-20a1h
vendor: lite-on
physical id: 3
bus info: scsi@1:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom1
logical name: /dev/cdrw1
logical name: /dev/dvd1
logical name: /dev/dvdrw1
logical name: /dev/scd1
logical name: /dev/sr1
version: ll0c
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-multimedia
description: multimedia audio controller
product: vt8233/a/8235/8237 ac97 audio controller
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 11.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.5
version: 50
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: driver=via 82xx audio latency=0 module=snd_via82xx
*-network:1
description: ethernet interface
product: vt6102 [rhine-ii]
vendor: via technologies, inc.
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
logical name: eth0
version: 74
serial: 00:0c:76:f1:67:b9
size: 10mb/s
capacity: 100mb/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.4.3 duplex=half latency=248 link=no maxlatency=8 mingnt=3 module=via_rhine multicast=yes port=mii speed=10mb/s
*-scsi
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:4
logical name: scsi2
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: scsi disk
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdc
size: 995mib (1043mb)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
*-volume
description: windows fat volume
vendor: mswin4.1
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdc1
logical name: /media/disk
version: fat16
serial: 2f49-35a0
size: 994mib
capacity: 994mib
capabilities: primary bootable fat initialized
configuration: fats=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,fmask=0077, dmask=0077,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,flush state=mounted
*-network:0 disabled
description: wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:21:29:68:31:5f
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg
*-network:1 disabled
description: ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: pan0
serial: da:95:ec:ea:13:73
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=n/a link=yes multicast=yes
me@h:~$



here screenshot of wireless network drivers


, heres happens when try configure network


when try , run wifi-radar error message in background:

"wlan0 interface doesn't support scanning : network down" on , on , on again.




sorry thread long trying give info know. , fyi new linux , programming gentle

brief topics more fun help, ohh have read this..when on there 10 posts already.

ok topic...

>is there way select os boots?
yes have set grub correctly. edit /boot/grub/menu.lst file. google examples.

, error this:

in terminal:

sudo gedit /etc/networkmanager/nm-system-settings.conf

under [ifupdown], change managed=true

save file, exit

sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin

restart computer.

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