Re: Ubuntu 8.04

[Christopher Tozzi <]

If you provide a link to the instructions you have for getting the
wireless interface working, I can modify them to address your lack of an
Internet connection.  As long as you're able to copy files over to the
Ubuntu machine using a pen drive or something, it should not be a
problem.

Chris

On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 13:48 -0400, Deshpreet Bedi wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I am having a problem with Ubuntu.  I installed Ubuntu 8.04 on my Dell
> Vostro 1400 which is running Microsoft Vista Home Basic; however,
> Ubuntu 8.04 does not recognize the Vostro's Wireless Card.  There is a
> fix for it, but the fix requires being connected to the internet (it
> uses sudo apt-get install).  This would not be a problem if I could
> connect to the internet via an Ethernet cable, but I cannot because my
> Ethernet port does not work, and, therefore, I have to use a Gigabit
> USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter, which Ubuntu does not recognize, as well.
> So I cannot connect to the internet either way.  Are there patches
> that you know of to fix these issues, and if there are, how do I get
> them if I cannot connect to the Internet through Ubuntu?
> 
> Thanks,
> Desh