x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu

[efrant]

Hi all,

I am a complete linux newbie. I just installed Ubuntu on my x200s, and I can't seem to get the wireless card to turn on. Fn+F5 turns the Bluetooth on and off, but I don't see the WiFi light turning on. I have the Intel 5350 card installed.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks.

[efrant]

By the way, when I click on the little network icon on the top right of the desktop, I see "Wired Network (Intel 82567LM Gigabit)" and "Wired Network (Intel(R) WiMax Connection 2400)" both are listed as disconnected.

Why can't I see the wireless?

[ozzymud]

Dunno if Ubuntu has the driver by default... iwlwifi... use Synaptics to search for it, or open a terminal and type:

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apt-cache search iwlwifi|grep intel

If you find a matching package, install it and read the docs...
again from a terminal:

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sudo apt-get install iwlwifi

(replace iwlwifi with whatever the whole package name is)

here is where the driver info is:
http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/

[efrant]

Dunno if Ubuntu has the driver by default... iwlwifi... use Synaptics to search for it, or open a terminal and type:

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apt-cache search iwlwifi|grep intel

If you find a matching package, install it and read the docs...
again from a terminal:

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sudo apt-get install iwlwifi

(replace iwlwifi with whatever the whole package name is)

here is where the driver info is:
http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/

Yeah, the Ubuntu does have that driver by default. I looked in /etc/lib (I think that was the directory), and I saw the same file as the one from the site you quoted. I'll double check though tomorrow.

[bloovis]

I have an x200s running Ubuntu 10.10 (actually Linux Mint 10), and the Intel 5350 is working just fine.

A couple of times I've had the wireless fail, and it turned out I had accidentally slid the tiny wifi
switch on the front left side of the case to the "off" position.

[efrant]

I have an x200s running Ubuntu 10.10 (actually Linux Mint 10), and the Intel 5350 is working just fine.

A couple of times I've had the wireless fail, and it turned out I had accidentally slid the tiny wifi
switch on the front left side of the case to the "off" position.

Hmmm. I installed 11.04, and it doesn't seem to recognize my wireless card.

I haven't tried plugging it in via an Ethernet cable and run an update. As soon as I have a chance, I'll do it, and report back.

Thanks.