Installation of Wireless Card on XMBCbuntu

darkstarsinner · 2012-04-26 03:21

Hey all I'm looking to install my wireless card on XBMCbuntu but I can't get it to install the software. I have the disk and it has a linux install pack on it but I do not have a wired connection to use. I can't get it to install at all and I need to get it connected. Thanks.

darkstarsinner · 2012-05-13 09:58

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vikjon0 · 2012-05-13 10:42

if you have the disk why do you need a wired connection?

Exit xbmc and login to the XBMCbuntu desktop and follow the instructions on the disk.

(I would first make sure if the install pack really needed in the latest ubuntu)

darkstarsinner · 2012-05-16 00:58

I can't install the need software or drivers.
I should probably add that the disk I has was not the proper one.

jawilljr · 2012-05-16 01:12

What kind of card is it? USB or PCI?

Jerry

darkstarsinner · 2012-05-16 02:56

As another correction I found the right disk. Its a NetGear Wnda3100v2

I can get it to work on Ubuntu but not on xbmcbuntu. Any idea how to install it?

jawilljr · 2012-05-16 03:07

(2012-05-16 02:56)darkstarsinner Wrote: As another correction I found the right disk. Its a NetGear Wnda3100v2

Read this.

Sorry there is no support in Linux for you card...unless you use ndiswrapper..which I don't know how to use...maybe somebody else can help. Sorry.

If you want I know of a few cheap wifi USB adaptors that will work out of the box... no drivers to install.

Jerry

darkstarsinner · 2012-05-16 03:16

I appreciate you trying to help anyway. The only issue I have is the money I spent on this card. I can't really justify spending more on anther. I guess I'm just stuck with bloated windows. Thanks again though

jawilljr · 2012-05-16 03:29

You can try what is in this thread.

You can also post over there. But tell them you are using Lubuntu and not XBMCBuntu...otherwise the thread will probably be moved to the "Other OS/Distro Talk" board. Even though it is Ubuntu based.

Jerry

petemcfc · 2012-05-16 19:26

I have a working pci netgear wireless connection,what I did was to log into,using a wired connection,XBMCbuntu,then synaptic package manager,hit search and in the find box enter b43-fwcutter,install that then repeat for firmware-b43-installer.After a reboot you should be good to go.

darkstarsinner Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-26 03:21 Post: #1 Hey all I'm looking to install my wireless card on XBMCbuntu but I can't get it to install the software. I have the disk and it has a linux install pack on it but I do not have a wired connection to use. I can't get it to install at all and I need to get it connected. Thanks.
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darkstarsinner Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-13 09:58 Post: #2 Up
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vikjon0 --- Posts: 2,429 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Location: Sweden	2012-05-13 10:42 Post: #3 if you have the disk why do you need a wired connection? Exit xbmc and login to the XBMCbuntu desktop and follow the instructions on the disk. (I would first make sure if the install pack really needed in the latest ubuntu)
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darkstarsinner Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-16 00:58 Post: #4 I can't install the need software or drivers. I should probably add that the disk I has was not the proper one. (This post was last modified: 2012-05-16 00:59 by darkstarsinner.)
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jawilljr Senior Member Posts: 164 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 5	2012-05-16 01:12 Post: #5 What kind of card is it? USB or PCI? Jerry
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darkstarsinner Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-16 02:56 Post: #6 As another correction I found the right disk. Its a NetGear Wnda3100v2 I can get it to work on Ubuntu but not on xbmcbuntu. Any idea how to install it? (This post was last modified: 2012-05-16 03:05 by darkstarsinner.)
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darkstarsinner Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-16 03:16 Post: #8 I appreciate you trying to help anyway. The only issue I have is the money I spent on this card. I can't really justify spending more on anther. I guess I'm just stuck with bloated windows. Thanks again though
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jawilljr Senior Member Posts: 164 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 5	2012-05-16 03:29 Post: #9 You can try what is in this thread. You can also post over there. But tell them you are using Lubuntu and not XBMCBuntu...otherwise the thread will probably be moved to the "Other OS/Distro Talk" board. Even though it is Ubuntu based. Jerry (This post was last modified: 2012-05-16 03:32 by jawilljr.)
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petemcfc Junior Member Posts: 32 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-05-16 19:26 Post: #10 I have a working pci netgear wireless connection,what I did was to log into,using a wired connection,XBMCbuntu,then synaptic package manager,hit search and in the find box enter b43-fwcutter,install that then repeat for firmware-b43-installer.After a reboot you should be good to go.
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