Wifi wont connect?

[Boo]

first checkout this post:
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2633

BTW this post should be in the wireless section. don't worry husse will move it.
//I will//
quote:
"I am running Linux Mint with the latest version of Ubuntu 7.04 I think"

so did you install mint 3 or ubuntu 7.04 with mint repos?

if you installed mint 3 and applied all updates then the upgraded kernel could have messed up your wireless.

[Boo]

well that means that you installed Mint 2.2 Bianca.
that upgrade to ubuntu 7.04 may have caused all sorts of problems.

I would recommend reinstalling your Mint.
Do not upgrade to 7.04 and do not apply any kernel upgrades.

the kernel update in Mint 2.2 (ubuntu 6.10) broke lots of peoples wireless devices. one of the lib backport updates also broke usb camera downloads.

[Boo]

could we have some system specs.

you have upgraded to 7.04 on the ubuntu repos but the mint ones are still at mint 2.2.

so I would update your /etc/apt/source.lst file to use the mint 3 repos (change bianca to cassandra) and to make sure the all references to edgy now say feisty.

so open a terminal and type:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/source.lst
enter your password
make changes, save and close.

then start synaptic (add/install software in the menu)
use the mark all updates button.
then apply.

I cant post my sources.lst file ATM for you to copy/check.

[Boo]

try sources.list

you fell for that one.

[Boo]

ill post my sources.list when i get home.

It should not be empty.

those 2 messages were just a coincidence.
something else not working...

[Boo]

my sources.list from mint3

## UBUNTU REPOSITORIES
## -------------------
##
## Feisty (Ubuntu 7.04)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse
##
## Proposed Updates
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
##
## Bug Fixes
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
##
## Security Updates
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe multiverse
##
## Backports
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## LINUX MINT REPOSITORIES
## -----------------------
##
## Cassandra (Linux Mint 3.0)
deb http://www.linuxmint.com/repository cassandra/
##
## Romeo (Linux Mint Unstable)
## deb http://www.linuxmint.com/repository romeo/


## OTHER REPOSITORIES
## ------------------
##
## Canonical (RealPlayer10, Opera, DesktopSecure etc...)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
##
## Medibuntu (Codecs and extra applications)
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ feisty free non-free


and there you have it, even medibuntu updated.
so save your old one and replace with this.

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.old

replace, save, and away you go.

[Boo]

try the wifi stuff agian.
it could be the new kernel so using the original 7.04 one may be better for you.

the upgrade process may miss the splash screen image file. it probably has the same name so it might have to be downloaded from somewhere.
it may be just a setting though, but i don't know....yet.