My MSI Wind netbook uses a Ralink RT2700E wireless card for WiFi connectivity. The following are the steps I performed to get it working properly with Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. Continue reading
Tag Archives: wireless internet
Enable The RT2860STA Linux Wireless Driver
I’ve been using ndiswrapper and the Windows drivers for the Ralink RT2700E wireless card in my MSI Wind U100 432US. It turns our that the kernel included with Ubuntu Jaunty now includes the native Linux driver for this card. I’m not sure when this was added to the kernel, but I’m using version 2.6.28-15. Continue reading
Ubuntu on the MSI Wind
I’ve been using my MSI Wind U100-432US for a few weeks now. If you’re interested in my initial review, you can find it here. Shortly after getting this great small laptop I decided it was time to install Ubuntu. I decided to go for a Hardy install because of its Long Term Support status. I have several computers at home running Ubuntu and I’d rather not go through full distribution upgrades every six months on all of them to keep up with the latest releases. Continue reading