Acer Aspire 5310 Laptop Atheros Wireless is not Working
Hi there,
I recently installed Fedora 9 linux operating system and the installation part is completed with an ease, but the only unfortunate thing happening is it is unable to detect my wireless internet card, I am using Acer Aspire 5310 and I have no idea about what Atheros it has. I tried some of the solution but no positive signs.
My ethernet works perfectly fine but firefox web browser freezes. My laptop started working too slow. I have no idea what to change and what to perform.
Please help me in my problems:
How can I make my Atheros wireless work, it is not even detecting the one which is already?
I have information regarding Windows but, nothing about Linux.
Please help me in finding a solution regarding this?
Re: Acer Aspire 5310 Laptop Atheros Wireless is not Working
Follow these steps:
- Install the ndisgtk program from the package Synaptic Package Manager.
- Install Windows XP atheros driver from acer.com.cn, pick Wireless Atheros driver.
- Make a folder in documents file, (I named it Wireless driver).
- Move the downloaded .zip file from desktop to the new wireless folder.
- Right click on the .zip file, (and choose extra here).
- Go to System>Administration>Windows Wirless Drivers, (NDISWRAPPER will open now, (after password is given)).
- Choose Install Driver.
- Goto location line, click on the right folder tab and browse to:
- Document>Wireless driver>Wireless_Atheros_XP32_XP64_WHQL_(5.3.0.45_l ogo)>XP32_XP64_WHQL_5-3-0-45_(Negative-Pole)70510>net5211.inf
- Choose to intall.
- The driver should now appear in the list on the left.
- Select the driver, (Left click to highlight), and choose the configure network button, (This will take a few moments).
- Reboot, Choose the network manager on the tool bar.
- Select the wireless network.
Re: Acer Aspire 5310 Laptop Atheros Wireless is not Working
i guess your wireless driver has gone corrupted so you can get it from the below provided site:
http://down2.driversdown.com/Noteboo...XB62(WHQL).zip
OR
http://tinyurl.com/265hyw
Re: Acer Aspire 5310 Laptop Atheros Wireless is not Working
Check this one:
- Remove any Previously installed versions of ndiswrapper and type:
sudo rmmod ndiswrapper
sudo ndiswrapper -e bcmwl5
sudo apt-get remove ndiswrapper-utils
- By compiling tools to the latest kernal headers which you dont have them already, and also the source code for ndiswrappe and type:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
Get the latest ndiswrapper from sourceforge.
- You can download it from this url:
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/s...er-1.47.tar.gz.
tar -xzvf ndiswrapper-1.47.tar.gz
- Now black list the useless bcm43xx firmware drivers which they try to load in the default fedora 9 install.
sudo echo blacklist bcm43xx >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
Compile ndiswrapper by going to the directory (home) where you extracted it and type:
sudo make uninstall
- Continue doing above code until it prompts no files or directories found.
- Then Type:
sudo make
sudo make install
- I am assuming that it worked without errors, so now go to the directory where you have the R151517.EXE file and type:
unzip -a R151517.EXE
- Enter the DRIVER directory and type:
sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
sudo ndiswrapper -l
- Check whether the driver present for hardware detection and type:
sudo ndiswrapper -m
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
sudo echo ndiswrapper >> /etc/modules
- reboot now and try for the check by typing:
sudo iwlist scanning