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Title: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jimmy..johnson on July 27, 2011, 10:00:31 AM

Got drivers from Toshiba EU site. They just will not recognize the wifi card.

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: Transfusion on July 27, 2011, 10:09:07 AM

Have you made sure that the wifi switch is on?
Try the main Toshiba website-http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download (http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download)

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jason2074 on July 28, 2011, 12:58:48 AM

What happens prior to the driver error? Any recent OS install and or changes with the laptop?

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jimmy..johnson on July 28, 2011, 11:42:32 AM

Yup, switch is on.  Even reinstalled chipset drivers to make sure I got a clean start. The OS installs Realtek network adapter RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC. No errors just driver does not recognize wireless card. Thanks for taking a look. It's got me stumped.

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jason2074 on July 29, 2011, 04:34:05 AM

Is XP the original operating system that came with your laptop? You need to post the complete model series of your Toshiba L305-S_ _ _ on the given link to find the correct driver for your wireless card.

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jimmy..johnson on July 29, 2011, 11:32:02 AM

Laptop was a Vista OS. Drive (Western Digital) crapped out. Put in a Seagate and installed XP. It is a L305 S5944. I'm thinking i'm gonna disassemble and see if the Wifi card is any good.
Thanks for help.

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 29, 2011, 12:26:56 PM

Toshiba won't have those drivers for XP, since your model shipped with Vista.
Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers:  http://filecrop.com/atheros-ar5bxb63-driver-xp.html

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jimmy..johnson on July 30, 2011, 09:44:46 AM

C_C. Downloaded both the RAR and the EXE. I'll give them a shot. Thanks for the info. Let you know.

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 30, 2011, 10:37:54 AM

That's the only website I've found that has any support for Altheros, even though it says:  Unofficial Altheros website
Altheros is now a division of Qualcomm:  http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/
There is no support there.  Found this interesting:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Atheros

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: jimmy..johnson on July 30, 2011, 12:07:13 PM

No go. Driver installs no problems. Just can't seem to be able to recognize it and add to devices. Maybe there's a generic 802.11 driver. 

Title: Re: toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless drivers won't install
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 30, 2011, 12:43:53 PM

Are you sure this is what you have?  toshiba l305 with xp. Atheros AR5BXB63
Toshiba has no listing for l305