help! no wireless w/ new Vector 5.9 install (sylvania g netbook)

jmd9qs

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help! no wireless w/ new Vector 5.9 install (sylvania g netbook)

« on: January 14, 2009, 03:03:09 pm »

I would like some help figuring this out... i am not a total linux newbie but have migrated from ubuntu on this specific machine. it is a sylvania g netbook; here are the specs:

i had no trouble with the install, but it will not find the wireless driver... any suggestions?


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caitlyn

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Re: help! no wireless w/ new Vector 5.9 install (sylvania g netbook)

« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 03:11:59 pm »

I also have a Sylvania g. Vector Linux 5.9 doesn't support a lot of the hardware: wireless, 3D video acceleration, 800x480 video resolution, etc...

Download and install Vector Linux 6.0 rc3. Wireless will "just work" with no effort on your part. Once you get to that point I can help you get X working properly as well.


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jmd9qs

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Re: help! no wireless w/ new Vector 5.9 install (sylvania g netbook)

« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 05:17:48 pm »

thanks for the help. i'll get back to you tomorrow when i'm through installing 6

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jiminsav

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Re: help! no wireless w/ new Vector 5.9 install (sylvania g netbook)

« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2009, 08:14:57 am »

your screwed...my wireless died a horrible death and no distro can bring it back to life. and from what i've read, the wireless pretty much sucked anyways, so I'm going to buy a new usb dongle and run with that.
and btw, vector is the best of all the 10 distros I tried on this g netbook.
how 'bout them DAWGS!!!
Jim in Savannah


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