[ILUG] Re: ILUG] Wifi lost from one account

[keith]

> Subject: [ILUG] Wifi lost from one account
> To: ilug at linux.ie
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> No 2 son now has a Dell Mini 10v running Ubuntu. It's ideal for the job,
> except that wifi has disappeared from his account. Wifi still works if
> you log into any other account first, and dmesg shows a bunch of device
> initialisations (including Bluetooth and the wifi card) happen that
> don't happen when we log in to his account first.
>
> I've tried a few brute force approaches like renaming ~/.gconf and
> ~/.gconfd in case they contained any perverse settings, but to no avail;
> his group memberships don't seem to be the problem either. 
>
> Google gives me reams of info about wifi problems with Ubuntu and/or the
> Dell Mini, but none that seems remotely applicable to this situation.
>
> Any suggestions? 
>
> Regards,
>
> Brendan
>   

create a new account. if wifi works, save #2 son data, delete his 
account and make new account for son. in 10 minutes he will thank you.  
and sure that's priceless!