dell mini 9 wireless

[shea]

i finally got slacko to boot up from the hard drive and it runs great, but i have one problem...i cant get the wireless to work. im amazed as how fast this once thought to be junk netbook is and the ethernet works great and it reconizes the broadcom wireless but wont work. it may be just me cause i am new to linux and maybe i just dont know how to configure it. any help would be appreciated

[ally]

hey shea

click the connect button from the desktop

it will search for eth & wlan's

click wireless

scan

select wireless network

if password needed select appropriate security wep/wpa and enter password

save profile

use this profile

auto dchp

and you should be done

[from memory - hope that's the correct order of things]

[dk60902]

The Broadcom wireless cards have been a challenge to get to work. What is the model #of the wireless card. Are you using Slacko 5.5? You can try ndiswrapper. Another thing is to order a different wireless card and install it (which is usually very simple). Usually the intel cards have better support. Finally, another option is to use an external USB dongle, which is supported by Slacko.

[shea]

well i did something because now it only recognizes my ethernet and i dont see anything in the place where i can load drivers. all i know about it is its a broadcom 4312. where can i look for more info on it. does linux have a place like windows that i can view the description of my system? or is there somewhere i can go or a file i can download to fix this issue?

[shea]

i am running slacko 5.5

[mill0001]

Hi Shea, welcome to puppy. Try here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=421596

[sullysat]

Hi Shea,

I have a Dell Mini 10 and it used the Broadcom 4312 wireless chipset. Apparently a very difficult chipset to get working on Linux. If the thread given above doesn't work for you, try this thread:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 13&t=50570

jrb built a Puppy with all the drivers set up and ready to go. Because I spent so much time dealing with this same issue, I've also mirrored the download off my website, below.

Good luck!
Sully

[loubapache]

I have the very same card on my Dell 11z. As mentioned earlier, ndiswrapper is a good way to get it to work in slacko 5.5. I have it running now.

You may have to start from pfix=ram and blacklist the one that comes with slacko.