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Install Atheros AR242x 802.11abg Wireless Driver in Ubuntu

Recently I had a chance to install Ubuntu 9.04 in an ASUS EEE PC for a friend of mine. Everything was working smoothly except wireless which was  Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01). Eventhough available drivers were listed on Hardware Driver, it was already in active mode and still not working. Finally i got it working. Here is what i did.
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How to recover lost disk space in Ubuntu

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This error appears to be related to deleting files outside of Ubuntu, and has several Bug listings. If the free disk space on your USB drive is being reported as less than actual, try this:
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How to control fan speed (lm-sensors) in Ubuntu

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How to detect CPU temperature, fan speeds and voltages (lm-sensors) in Ubuntu

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Before getting started, you will have to install lm-sensors first.       

 

 

 
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  • Install the sensors. Simply go to terminal and copy-paste following.
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

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