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eeepc 701 – ubuntu 8.10 wlan

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hi guys!
 
If your atheros chip can’t be detectet here’s a little howto enable it:
adding the repository:
 echo “deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse” >> /etc/apt/sources.list
 
now update aptitude and install the modules:
apt-get update && aptitude install linux-backports-modules-intrepid
 
last step is to add the modules to the startup:
echo “blacklist ath_pci” >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
 
reboot and you’re done!
 
now your should look like [...]