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05-27-2012, 09:36 PM
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Registered: Apr 2012
Distribution: Debian, LFS!, Linux Mint
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I need help with wifi
I just installed fedora 16 kde on my dell xps and the wifi wont work it notes the wlan but says unavalable
thank you,
lukas
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05-27-2012, 10:15 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
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Run the command lspci in a terminal; you may need to be root to do so. It will report what kind of wireless chip your computer has, along with some other stuff.
Since it's a Dell, there's a good chance it's a Broadcom chip. If so, this might help:
http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08...-fedora-15-14/
You will need a wired connection to do this. |
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05-28-2012, 01:02 AM
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Registered: Apr 2012
Distribution: Debian, LFS!, Linux Mint
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Thank you
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05-28-2012, 09:24 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
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You are most welcome. I've traveled the Broadcom Road myself.
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