how to install wireless card

[mcbop]

newbie trying to install wireless pcima card in ubuntu.i need to install the driver but need guidence!any help?

[reed9]

Howdy. First thing is to read the sticky on Wireless Setup.

[mcbop]

read that to no avail.my card is a gn-wmkg with the ralink rt 2500 chipset.i think i'm probably not quite sure yet how to easily use terminal and that is where my problem lies.used to windows and wizards and all that in xp...looking for easy to follow directions on how to install the driver using(i guess?) terminal?i am pretty sure i have downloaded the correct driver package from ralink site but can't find any install files in it...thanks for response!

[reed9]

To open a terminal, go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Following the instructions in the sticky thread and post the output of the various commands. It will help us verify the chipset of you card and figure out what might be wrong.

Also, what version of Ubuntu are you running? If the card is the rt2500, it should work out of the box. Though I have seen some issues with download speed and the default networkmanager, with this card in Ubuntu 9.04.

[all variants] HOW-TO: the Wicd solution to the RT2500 slow connection problem - Ubuntu Forums

[mcbop]

running ubuntu 8.04 hardy heron,after doing a little more time in front of the notebook(sony pcg-n505vx) i think i have a driver working with ndiswrapper but i am unable to connect to my network or configure anything.i get link becomes ready then wlano:no IPv6 routers present

[mcbop]

as i say above..."i think"i have a driver installed but when i run ndiswrapper -1 command i just get usage:ndiswrapper OPTION and a list of commands.no driver install info...i appreciate any and all patience with me as i am struggling with learning how to enter commands and recieve the desiried results?!!???any hints on becoming more famillilar with terminal?