linux distro compatible with hp dv6426us (out of the box)

terencio · 04-10-2008, 07:40 PM

Best distro for HP dv6426us

elliott678 · 04-10-2008, 08:03 PM

Which have you tried and what problems have you had?

terencio · 04-11-2008, 12:43 AM

Well, i tried pclinuxOS, Suse, Fedora, Dreamlinux, (X,K)Ubuntu, Mandriva(One), Slackware, Knopixx(live) and none of them made my INTEL PRO Wireless 3945abg properly connect to internet. No problems with Ethernet card.

Also tried to install ndiswrapper and iwlwifi. results? 0 installs=0 connections

My wireless router is a Belkin N and my HP Desktop with a Belkin N wireless card connects perfectly to internet with no problems

Thanks in advance

elliott678 · 04-11-2008, 10:22 AM

Is the router setup to allow anything but N to work? Most distro's should be able to handle that card out of the box without a problem, so I suspect it is either a misconfiguration in the router, or the computer's wireless settings.