Can you be more descriptive about the problem? I reccomend installing grub to tinker with different kernels.

Hmm... I didn't have to install any other drivers,
#ifconfig wlan0 up
#iwconfig wlan0 essid essidgoeshere
#dhclient wlan0

Still have a pagefile which is essentially the same thing.

Well then I guess the only way to get their IP would be to direct them to an IP that you can monitor for incoming traffic. Ie. host a webbserver, image of something that you can get them to view or...

To all the people here asking what kind of card to get:

Do a search for SR71X Ubiquiti, I'm a hardcore fanboy of Ubiquiti. They make some great shiz like a spectrum analyzer for 40 bills.... thats...

If you have a custom display picture that is stored locally on the MSN client and sent to other clients when you show up on their contact list etc... you could monitor your network traffic to get...

Yeah, you will have to overwrite your MBR with new code.

Your factory reset should have done this but I guess it didn't, just for the reccord what make is the laptop?

If you restored a windows...

Check permissions and look for missing files, this is really odd that it will work fine w/o FB and not with FB... For the time and anguish, I would be inclined to copy over the directory structure...

Don't do this:

Grow a set, read the xorg.conf documentation and configure your xorg properly.

There are many examples out there, I posted one for BT3 for the Averatec 3250HX on the old bt3 wiki...

Seriously??? Friggin search

Use dhclient instead of dhcpcd with BT4

for example

# ifconifg ath0 up
# iwconfig ath0 essid mynetworknamehere
# dhclient ath0

for you wpa sup. issue

To starrt your wireless you can just use

ifconfig ath0 up (substitute ath0 with your device )

Booting with the wireless offline is beneficial.

I suggest using a utility like wlassistant to...

First download eeepc-acpi-scripts from a debian repo or sourceforge, for some reason the ubuntu repos dont have this verison listed. (dont install any other packages form the debian repo)

Then use...

You will need to edit the default mode listed in your Xorg /etc/xorg.conf
It's not hard to find a how to on xorg.conf

My setups native mode is 1024x600 and with the external monitor attached you...

Thanks for preserving the comment... It's already a Ubuntu kernel, Beta is for testing, Seriously any more opinions?

Any advice/information offered in these forums is to be used for the legal...

There is a lot added to BT4 for compatibility. Tweaked the kernel for the apps? Dude... how are apps going to run better on a generic kernel "tweaked" for compatibility vs a custom kernel for a...

Just run it off SD if you are worried about your solid state drive, in reality I wouldnt be too concerned about using the solid state drive, if you are really that worried slap an SD in and use the...

Yeah, with an eee im looking to squeeze it as much as I can for efficiency, the lil' thing only has a 900MHz CPU that only clocks to about 850Mhz with the standard bt4 kernel, and it stays there...

Run the following:

ifconfig ath0 up
dhclient

Sotonhitman:
Network does not start by default, this is all over the plance on this forum! Do a frickin search!

Your ath5k chipset works awesome with bt4 including injection.
Adding the network start to your boot just makes your boot time longer and might register your eeepc to a network before you wish it to...

Open synaptic and install the following repo:

deb http : //w.w.w.array.org/ubuntu interepid eeepc

install the eeepc linux kernel, source, headers, etc. THE LITE VERSION (gets rid of Nvidia crap...

Everything is in working order, injection works well with mad-wifi drivers included in bt4.

Usb and HD install check out nicely:

sound good
touchpad good
video good
wifi good
injection good