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Ok, so the title makes me sound really silly. I recently installed ubuntu on my Acer Aspire one, (I am really considering switching to XP if ubuntu keeps giving me this much trouble) It worked ok after alot of recommended setting changes i found from forums to enhance the life of the SSD. I recently connected it to the network and after setting up the proxy server everything seemed fine. After i run an update using the package manager i get a whole host of errors from the java install. So i restart and updates carry on fine. When i restart again my network card apparently disappears, it is no longer listed in any network manager, and the drivers have been completely removed. Is there a way to force ubuntu to check for 'new' hardware?

root@pheonix-laptop:~# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) 04:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. SD/MMC Host Controller 04:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Standard SD Host Controller 04:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. MS Host Controller 04:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. xD Host Controller root@pheonix-laptop:~# lsmod Module Size Used by nls_iso8859_1 12032 1 nls_cp437 13696 1 vfat 18816 1 fat 57376 1 vfat i915 38528 2 drm 86056 3 i915 binfmt_misc 16904 1 rfcomm 44432 0 bridge 56980 0 stp 10628 1 bridge bnep 20480 2 sco 18308 2 l2cap 30464 6 rfcomm,bnep bluetooth 61924 6 rfcomm,bnep,sco,l2cap ppdev 15620 0 acpi_cpufreq 15500 1 sbs 19464 0 sbshc 13440 1 sbs pci_slot 12680 0 container 11520 0 cpufreq_userspace 11396 0 cpufreq_stats 13188 0 cpufreq_powersave 9856 0 cpufreq_ondemand 14988 1 freq_table 12672 3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative 14600 0 iptable_filter 10752 0 ip_tables 19600 1 iptable_filter x_tables 22916 1 ip_tables pciehp 40600 0 parport_pc 39204 0 lp 17156 0 parport 42604 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp joydev 18368 0 mmc_block 17924 2 snd_hda_intel 384176 3 snd_pcm_oss 46848 0 snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 snd_pcm_oss acer_wmi 19008 0 led_class 12164 1 acer_wmi snd_pcm 83204 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss evdev 17696 11 uvcvideo 63624 0 compat_ioctl32 9344 1 uvcvideo videodev 41344 1 uvcvideo v4l1_compat 22404 2 uvcvideo,videodev pcspkr 10624 0 snd_seq_dummy 10884 0 psmouse 45200 0 serio_raw 13444 0 video 25232 0 output 11008 1 video sdhci_pci 15360 0 sdhci 23940 1 sdhci_pci wmi 14504 1 acer_wmi snd_seq_oss 38528 0 snd_seq_midi 14336 0 mmc_core 58268 2 mmc_block,sdhci ath_pci 99096 0 wlan 211952 1 ath_pci ath_hal 198864 1 ath_pci snd_rawmidi 29824 1 snd_seq_midi iTCO_wdt 18596 0 iTCO_vendor_support 11652 1 iTCO_wdt snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi snd_seq 57776 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event button 14224 0 battery 18436 0 ac 12292 0 snd_timer 29960 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 15116 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq intel_agp 33724 1 agpgart 42184 3 drm,intel_agp snd 63268 15 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device soundcore 15328 1 snd snd_page_alloc 16136 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm shpchp 38036 0 pci_hotplug 34976 2 pciehp,shpchp ext2 72584 1 mbcache 16004 1 ext2 sd_mod 42392 2 crc_t10dif 9984 1 sd_mod sg 39732 0 ata_piix 24580 1 pata_acpi 12160 0 ata_generic 12932 0 libata 178208 3 ata_piix,pata_acpi,ata_generic scsi_mod 155212 3 sd_mod,sg,libata dock 16656 1 libata r8169 36100 0 mii 13440 1 r8169 uhci_hcd 30736 0 ehci_hcd 43788 0 usbcore 149360 4 uvcvideo,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd thermal 23708 0 processor 42156 4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal fan 12548 0 fbcon 47648 0 tileblit 10880 1 fbcon font 16512 1 fbcon bitblit 13824 1 fbcon softcursor 9984 1 bitblit fuse 60828 3 root@pheonix-laptop:~#

Well after a check, ALL of my network interfaces are unable to be accessed. Tryed some other methods, (ifdown, ifconfig and ifup). The devices won't activate. Using lsHW shows the devices as disabled and i can't figure out how to enable them

[quote=unfoundbug]Well after a check, ALL of my network interfaces are unable to be accessed. Tryed some other methods, (ifdown, ifconfig and ifup). The devices won't activate. Using lsHW shows the devices as disabled and i can't figure out how to enable them[/quote] Hello again unfoundbug, Sorry for the slow response - I fell ill over the weekend. Which version of Ubuntu did you install? I checked the AspireOne wiki page on the Ubuntu community docs site: [url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne[/url] There is reference to a bug affecting kernel version 2.6.27-11 which seems to be Aspire One-specific. Details of the bug are here: [url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/313866[/url] The problem appears to be in the kernel, and is not yet resolved. At this point, I would try a different distro. If you installed Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10) you might try Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS). The current version of the kernel in in Hardy Heron is 2.6.24-23. The other distro with which I am familiar is Arch Linux. The most recent kernel there is version 2.6.28.3-1. That distro also has a page specific to the Aspire One: [url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Acer_Aspire_One[/url] Arch Linux installation and configuration is less user-friendly than Ubuntu. The plus side is that the resulting system is more streamlined. [Modified by: cdrigby on February 03, 2009 09:31 AM] [Modified by: cdrigby on February 03, 2009 09:32 AM]

Regards, C David Rigby, Ubuntu Enthusiast in Singapore, visit us at http://ubuntu.sg

[quote=unfoundbug]I have found changing my grub preferences to use the old version 7 kernel works fine, Thanks alot to everyone for their help :) [/quote] That's a good work-around! Cheers CDR

Regards, C David Rigby, Ubuntu Enthusiast in Singapore, visit us at http://ubuntu.sg

I had that problem. The atheros wifi disappeared from lspci and from any live usb linux. I solved by disconnecting the battery and the power cord, and then reconnect them. It seems that atheros wifi card has memory and keeps the memory stored state(disconnect, suspend) between reboots.

All that is so confusing, i hope all my stuff works out the box when i install

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