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If you had the hard drive replaced by a repair shop and just asked for the drive to be replaced, then you no longer have XP on the new drive. Ditto if you replaced the hard drive on your own. In order to have XP on the new drive, you either would have had the repair shop install XP on the new drive, or purchase a licensed copy of XP and install it on the new drive. Since you are the original owner of the laptop, it is worth a call or chat with Toshiba to request a recovery disk. I would tell then exactly what happened, the drive failed. you are most likely be able to get a replacement recovery disk, if they are available, by explaining what happened. Be prepared to prove that you are the original owner, by verifying that you registered the laptop as the original owner. Also, be prepared that recovery disks may no longer be available, depending on how old the laptop is. It generally depends on the tech. that you speak to and if you have a valid request. Also expect that you may have to pay for the recovery disk and it is up to you if it is worth the cost. Generally, the cost of a replacement disk, if available, is much less than buying a new copy of XP to install on the laptop.

If you are the original owner of the laptop, then you could call Toshiba and ask for a recovery disk. Are you looking to just trying to recover your personal data from the old drive? If so, how was it determined that the disk died? If the old had drive is not totally dead, it is possible to get your old files from the errant hard drive.

Since you are new to Linux, your friend is the Ubuntu Wiki, located here. You did not specify what version you are using, so I took a guess. In terms of your sound, we have no idea what system you have, so can you specify? Usually, it is a matter of turning up the volume by setting it on the system tray (Windows lingo) where the speaker icon is located. Unless you have an exotic system, this may just be the issue. Finally, is the world of warcraft program a Windows version? I don't play games, so I don't have any idea if there is a Linux version. Please comment and tell us what steps that you tried to install the program.

What distro of Linux and version number are you trying to install?

Generally, you need to install Windows first, then Fedora. By installing Windows second, you overwrite the Master Boot Record with the Windows bootloader, essentially removing the grub bootloader in the MBR. Did you install Fedora and Windows on the same hard disk on different partitions?

Do a search on these forums and you will come up with several posts on the subject, such as here. Also take a look at this forum post on the subject. Since you have a USB NIC, did you try to update the drivers to the latest offered by Netgear?

Can you be more specific how the motherboard does not fit? What exact make and model motherboard is this that you have? The motherboard manual should tell you what form factor that the board is.

To give you an example of what I was referring to, from the Time Warner web page on Cable theft web page Quote: WiFi Theft - WiFi theft occurs when someone installs a wireless network in a residence or business location and intentionally enables others to receive broadband service for free over their wireless network. and from Boston.com Business; Quote: Verizon and Comcast subscribers who knowingly share their WiFi connection with a neighbor are violating the terms of their contracts. Verizon, for example, states in its terms of service that its DSL subscribers are not allowed to resell broadband service, directly or indirectly, or connect devices outside the subscriber's home. Comcast has similar language in its customer contracts. Hopefully I have not started a flame!

Do a search on the backtrack forums on wpn11. You will get 5 hits including the 4 you posted on. Read the one that is specific on the wpn111. One poster stated that there are no drivers for this unit. The WPN11 is a USB dongle, correct? I believe an atheros chipset. Usually, this chipset is handled by the Madwifi drivers in Linux, but it does not support USB yet, as far as I can tell. So, some tried ndiswrapper, which uses the native Windows drivers to set up the driver for Linux. If you do not have good Linux knowledge, then this can get tricky to set up. Netgear does not have Linux drivers and the native drivers are set in an exe file that needs to be extracted in Windows, or taken from a Windows installation. On the Backtrack wiki this card is not listed as supported/ found to work by users. There is another unit that is listed, the NetGear WG111T which has the same chipset. Read this section and get the idea of how complicated it may be to get it working. If you have security set up on your wireless system, then you also need to set up the ESSID and WEP/WPA key. Understand that in Windows, either the Netgear utility, or Windows itself will prompt you to set up security to the router, if it is present. You need to do the same in Linux. Bottom line, is that this card has very limited support in Linux, as there are no native drivers available. In terms of Backtrack, I do not use it, so my help would be limited. If you decide to tinker with this to get it working, thats great! But, I will not provide further information unless you assure me that you are using your own wireless connection, not trying to use a connection that a neighbor is paying for, as you noted in the BT3 forums.

What version of the device are you using? There are five different versions, some have different chipsets. This may be the source of your problem. Note that the person who posted on the compatability database gave the FCCID of the unit that he had. In his case, he had version 4, which I will guess had a ralink chipset, which would explain why it worked in Ubuntu.

I looked on the BT3 forums and saw 4 hits of posts that you made on your own threads (two different ones) and on others already started. There is no response on your one thread, but there are on the other threads you posted to and your second one that you started. Each thread with responses has information on your card and its status on the Backtrack. On this thread you mentioned that you are trying to hack into someone elses wireless connection. While you have their ¨permission¨ this is still probably not legal. This partially explains why you are getting no responses. One poster responded to you with this point. Do you have your own wireless connection that you or someone in your household is paying for?

Since you have also posted MULTIPLE TIMES on the Backtrack Forum, I suggest that you wait for an answer from that forum. This card is not listed by users as a card that they have gotten to work. Your chances of finding someone that can respond with helpful advice is better for this Linux distro using their forum. If you do not get an answer, let us know! Ahh...looks like you got some good responses so far.

The poster also posted on the following forum; Tom's Hardware To avoid dupication of answers.

It sounds like you deleted the Dell hidden partition that could hold information that allows the CD to boot properly? Some Dells have a hidden partition that holds bios information, as well. That is why I asked what system it was. Do you try hitting the F12 key when the Dell splash screen comes up, which should give you the boot media options? You may need to hit it several times to catch the option, at the splash screen.

Take a look at this Microsoft KB article and see if it helps.

Just as a note, I fired up my old installation of Kubuntu edgy. My WUSB54G v4 was recognized right off and I was able to configure a live connection. Again, this was version 4 of the Linksys WYSB54G adapter, which is a ralink chipset. So we know that it works with this specific version of the wireless device.

What exact model of Dell is this? Do the other boot disks boot on another PC, if you have access to another box? At what point did you get an error installing RHEL5?

Unfortunately, it looks like this camera was designed for older versions of Windows and Mac operating systems. From what I have read, drivers were designed for Windows 98 and ME, and that was it. See the Kensington web page with the software and drivers, located here. Kensington discontinued developing drivers and software for these units some years ago.

It depends on what desktop you are using. Kubuntu uses K Desktop and Ubuntu, I believe is Gnome. The specific directions depend on which you are using. So you did determine that you have a secure network with an ESSID and passphrase? If so, then we can look at it when you are ready to start - when you decide which one you are going to use. Comcast also has fairly good directions on their support page to allow you to customize your ESSID and passphrase, if you choose to do so.

OK, let's look at this more closely. I may be confusing you with details. I may be concentrating on the card version too much, but I have one of these units, which is a WUSB54Gv4 card. The version number is where I told you where it is at. There are three different versions of the card, all with different chipsets.My version has the Ralink chipset and it works in Fedora 9. However, I needed to configure the ESSID and passphrase in the network manager for my router before it would work. So, it was supported out of the box, as long as I told the network manager what my WEP setup was, the ESSID and passphrase for my router. Anyway, you noted that Ubuntu noted Linksys on the connectivity tab. That means that it saw it. However, if you have a secure network through the wireless router, Ubuntu does not know about this until you set the values for ESSID and passphrase in the Network Manager. So, no connection, as the router rejects attempts to connect to it unless you add these values in the Network Manager. Do you know if you have an open or secure wireless network? If you do not know, what ISP are you using? I have Verizon Fios. The router is set with WEP encription, and the ESSID and passphrase is on a sticker on the bottom of the router. Are you going to be using Kubuntu or Ubuntu?

For what motherboard or pc system? SIS 961 is only a chipset. Best to download it from the motherboard or systemś website.

When you google this problem as netzero #2222 you get tons of hits on the problem, but no real common answer. What suggestions did Netzero give you? To take a stab at some possible issues (that Netzero may have already suggested); 1. Do you have call waiting on the phone line? If so, did you disable it in the Netzero configuration utility? 2. What antivirus software is on your system? 3. Maybe disable autodial in Windows Network connection? 3. This is a home phone line that you do not need to dial 8 or 9 to get an outside line? Has anyone else on the forum seen this and have a possible solution?

It still would be nice to know what the version number of your card is, as requested. If you look at the link that I provided, on the back of the unit sticker, the model number is listed, as well as the version number. This will be helpful. But if Ubuntu saw the card, the next question is...is the wireless router that you are using a secured connection? Most likely it is (most ISP providers that give you a router have preset values to make it secure). In Windows, the WUSB54G software guides you in setting up the connection for the router name (ESSID) and the passphrase (password) used to establish a connection to the router from the wireless card, in your case, the WUSB54G. Of course, since you are using Linux, which the manufacturer does not provide direct support for, you need to know these values to set up in the network connection in Ubuntu manually. If this is the case. you will not connect to the wireless router without these values being set. The setup CD also has the proper drivers for the card/unit and installs them during the installation in Windows. In Linux, we have to make sure that the proper Linux drivers are included. As each version of Ubuntu/Kubuntu comes out, wireless support generally gets better, which is why I asked what version of Kubuntu that you had. The newer the version of Kubuntu, the better support out of the box. This assumes that Ubuntu did have the proper Linux drivers installed for your card, hence, the question about the version number that tells us which chipset is being used. To give a good example, see here.

It would be helpful to know the version number, which would allow us to know what the chipset is, so we can tell what steps are needed to get it to work, or if it may work out of the box. Let's see if Linksys allows a direct link here If you have Windows already installed, you can install Kubuntu and dual boot, either Windows or Kubuntu, that way you won't need to worry about losing connectivity.

Quote: It's for Kubuntu (it's not yet installed) What version of Kubuntu are you planning to use? What exact model number of the WUSB54G do you have? Look on the label on the underside of the unit for the exact version number. This will tell you what chipset is onboard the unit. This will help. Quote: Please don't direct me to a page to read, I'd really appreciate personal instruction. While personal instructions would be nice, why re-write the directions here when someone has already written a guide that we can link you to, for example here? This assumes version 4 of the unit. Once we know what exactly that you have, then we can go from there. Since you did not?? install Kubuntu yet, how do you know that it does not work yet?