I think I have a bit of the answer here: I installed Ubuntu on a USB
external HDD, and the WLAN adapter is detetcted but not functional. When
starting from the LiveCD, the 2200BG adapter works fine, as do the
special keys on the Thinkpad beyboard.
I guess I have to install Ubuntu on my primary HDD next to Windows...
Lorenzo
Lorenzo Sandini wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am amazed Ubuntu's WLAN capabilities. It detects most of my WLAN
> adapters and needs no messy driver installation.
>
> I decided to put it on a Thinkpad T43p, in which the WLAN card is an
> intel 2200B/G, detected and listed as eth1. However the radio seems to
> be off, and I could not find a way to activate it. In Windows, the key
> combination Fn+F5 does the trick, but in Ubuntu it just activates the
> Bluetooth radio.
>
> I did a bit of reading, and installed the firmware fw3.0 as per
> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ instructions, but to no avail.
>
> I put a Cardbus D-link G650 in there and it worked right away with WPA,
> but I'd like to use the built-in WLAN adapter. Any suggestion ?
>
> TIA, Lorenzo