I have been on Windows and OS X back and fourth my whole life. I've tried experimenting with Linux, and I think the only thing that keeps sending me back is how hard it seems to get all my hardware running together. This time I went for Ubuntu Intel 64 bit. I really do love how everything feels, but I just need some help. Where can I find a driver that will work with my wireless adapter in Ubuntu? I don't even know how to install packages in Linux. I am willing to do whatever it takes, I just need some honest guidance.

My wireless adapter's specifications are: DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini-Card.
I'm on my Dell E5510, if that helps any.

Thanks for any kind of help,
Sincerely,
Ethan

Hello,

Can you post the ouputs of ifconfig -a, lsmod, and lspci? Thanks!

Josh

Ubuntu, last I knew, had an icon near the clock on the right that would allow you to scan for restricted drivers. I believe this is where you need to go to install wl drivers for broadcom wireless device. Or....google it, wl broadcom Ubuntu.

Hey thanks guys, I got the wireless adapter up and running! Great help, can't thank you enough!

Hay,
I have the same problem. I have Dell Inspiron N5010. My wirless adopter is "DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card". I am using Fedora 15. Can you please tell me where can I find its driver?

How did you solve the problem?

Go to your distro's package manager, and search for restricted drivers. Once you do, install, and you should be good.

Cheers,

Josh

No success. Even used ndiswrapper