2008-07-19

Ubuntu 8.04 on Thinkpad T61P

Finally got Ubuntu 8.04 running on the T61P!

Finally got 4965 AGN running on the T61P with Ubuntu 8.04! A big problem I met is wireless network.After referencing http://www.debianadmin.com/enable-wp...ntu-linux.html, it works.

Network environment:
wireless router: D-Link DI-624+A,DHCP service is active,WPA-PSK,TKIP,password.

Steps:
$sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces
Comment out everything other than “lo” entries in that file and save the file.

$sudo touch /etc/default/wpasupplicant
Create a file called /etc/default/wpasupplicant, add entry ENABLED=0 and save the file.

Reboot your T61P.Note:Please do not reboot your laptop by using 'sudo /etc/init.d/dbus restart' mentioned by above link, because I got Ubuntu freeze then.

Once you login back in to your laptop you can select your wireless network by left-clicking the network manager icon in Gnome.It will prompts for password, type, etc. Input your router's password and select 'WPA Pers...' and 'Auto...'.

After that my wireless network was connected and working fine.

No comments: