Re: Problems with Atheros® 802.11b/g wireless-LAN in Debian Etch

[Gerard Robin <g.robin3@free.fr>]

On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 06:27:30PM -0500, Fernando C. Estrada wrote:
> From: "Fernando C. Estrada" <fcestrada@grupoesco.com.mx>
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> Subject: Problems with Atheros® 802.11b/g wireless-LAN	in
> Debian Etch
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> Hi!
>
> I'm new in Debian O.S., I used Ubuntu Feisty first in my Toshiba
> Satellite M100 SP1022 Laptop, and Ubuntu detect automatically my
> wireless, but in Debian Etch this not function. I used the madwifi
> directions and the situation is the same. Can anyone give me a tip to
> solve that?

> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. Unknown device
> 001c (rev 01)
Have a look here:
http://www.burghardt.pl/wiki/articles/installing_and_using_debian_on_acer_aspire_5102wlmi
hth
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Gérard