Laptop wireless network drivers

[Carlpb]

Hello, I am thinking about switching my laptop from XP(sp3) to Ubuntu Desktop. However I have heard and noticed that there is a huge lack of supporting drives for my onboard wireless network.

Is there a way to overcome this without having to get a different wireless network card?


Thanks, Carl


P.S. My laptop is a Gateway MX6453 and the hardware in question is:
Gemtek 802.11b/g Wireless Networking 4311E

I would be willing to buy a new network card if It could replace my existing one internally.

[Cabalo]

it's easier if you can find what is the chip installed at that gemtek card. usually is a broadcom chip, and if so, try to find broadcom chips for that particular chip model at ubuntu repositories or the official site.

[unknown_error]

hmmm just try

lscpi

in your consol and find wireless in the output ;)

then copy paste the line to google... at the end of that line add: driver ;)

[Redline52]

try to find broadcom chips for that particular chip model at ubuntu repositories or the official site

[zapjb]

Try the LiveCD. No muss no fuss. In fact try a few distros LiveCDs.