Easy Tutorial to install Atheros Wireless Card on Acer Aspire One ZG5 under Ubuntu 12.04






     I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer Aspire One ZG5 ,  but i faced a problem that couldn't use wireless connection , so  i was obliged to read many articles to solve this problem , and this is a simple and easy way for you to install Wireless card on this Netbook or any laptop that use Atheros wireless card .

Install Madwifi for Atheros :


Open the 'terminal' by navigating through Applications-->Accessories--> Terminal

Now type the following commands in terminal

1.

Code:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
From there make sure you uncomment anything that starts with "deb" in there. So changer it from "#deb" to "deb" Something along thoes lines. To exit and save hit "CTRL+X" the answer "YES" to do you want to save, then finally hit "ENTER"

2.

Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
3.
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev
4.
Code:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
5.
Code:
sudo apt-get install subversion
6.
Code:
sudo -i
7.
Code:
sudo svn checkout http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/ madwifi-ng
8.
Code:
cd madwifi-ng
9.
Code:
echo "" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
10.
Code:
echo "#Remove To Install MadWIFI Drivers" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
11.
Code:
echo "blacklist ath9k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
12.
Code:
echo "blacklist ath5k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
13.
Code:
make && make install
14.
Code:
echo ath_pci >> /etc/modules
Restart your machine.
It should work

Well i use Wicd to connect to the wireless modem
To install Wicd type the following commands in terminal

Code:
sudo apt-get update
Code:
sudo apt-get install wicd

Kernal updates of your system will kill your driver. Well no need to worry about that.Just recompile your driver.
For that you open a terminal and type the command

Code:
sudo -i
and just repeat the steps from No 8. Your madwifi will come back to life again.


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