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x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:44 pm
by 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.
Re: x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:48 pm
by 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?
Re: x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:48 pm
by 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:
(replace iwlwifi with whatever the whole package name is)
here is where the driver info is:
http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/
Re: x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:36 pm
by efrant
ozzymud wrote: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:
(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.
Re: x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:21 am
by 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.
Re: x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:29 am
by efrant
bloovis wrote: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.