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wireless drivers on dell inspiron 1150

Hello,
I am very new and totally not used to installing drivers in linux.
I have installed linux maya 13 xfce on this old laptop,a Dell
Inspiron 1150.
So now I have only internet when I put in a cable, but there should be a possibility to use the wireless.
Can someone help me out?

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

Dell Inspiron 1150 specs do not show a wireless chipset. I would do a form cli as root;

Code:

lspci -vv

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Dell likes Broadcom. If the command that onebuck suggests reports Broadcom wireless, this should help: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-4175434970/

Quote:

Originally Posted by oudhans (Post 5384638)

Can someone help me out?

Hi...

Welcome to the forum :)

The first thing I would highly recommend is to remove your email address from your first post lest your inbox starts overflowing with SPAM. ;)

In reference to your wireless adapter, please open a terminal and post the output of...

Code:

lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2

If this is a USB adapter, then...

Code:

lsusb

Thanks! :)

I have that exact laptop. Wifi does work. But not with the default firmware. I made a youtube video about it. More of a personal postit note than a howto though. Basically two things you need to know to sort things out.

It uses the b43 driver, NOT the b43legacy driver. Despite it's age an such.

The default firmware does not work properly.
default firmware: http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources...00.138.tar.bz2

You can acquire other firmware that does work though.
other firmware: http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources...0.10.5.tar.bz2

And ofc, the youtube video I did about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIF-rqvBUHI

Like I wrote, more of a post it note than a HowTo, but the important bits are there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow_7 (Post 5384898)

And ofc, the youtube video I did about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIF-rqvBUHI

Hi...

Nice video, thanks for posting that! :)

Regards...

available devices in inspiron 1150

Hi this is the specs
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort+ <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0

00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx+
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: Memory at f6f80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Region 2: I/O ports at c000 [size=8]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: intelfb, i915

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: Memory at f6f00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: i915

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 4: I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11
Region 4: I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11
Region 4: I/O ports at bf20 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at f6effc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort+ <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+ INTx-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: f8000000-fdffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 24000000-27ffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
Region 4: I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at 20000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 7
Region 0: I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at cc40 [size=64]
Region 2: Memory at f6eff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Region 3: Memory at f6eff400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_intel8x0
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0

00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Conexant Systems, Inc. D480 MDC V.9x Modem
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 7
Region 0: I/O ports at c400 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at c080 [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0m

02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort+ <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 7
Region 0: Memory at fcffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Expansion ROM at fd000000 [disabled] [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: b44
Kernel modules: b44

02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at fcffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb

02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: Dell Device 017f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 168, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 24000000-27fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 28000000-2bfff000
I/O window 0: 0000d400-0000d4ff
I/O window 1: 0000d000-0000d0ff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket

Quote:

Originally Posted by oudhans (Post 5384638)

Quote:

Originally Posted by oudhans (Post 5388097)

02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at fcffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb

Hi...

Did you try Shadow 7's recommendations above? ;)

Regards...

transcribed version of your youtubevideo?

Thanks for your thread, great! So it is possible.
But being a dutch person and not an englishman, this is way beyond my skills, to get all these commands right from the youtube version.
Perhaps it is possible you have the commands in text for me, that would be of great help :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow_7 (Post 5384898)

For debian.

Code:

# apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

then

Code:

$ mkdir temp

$ cd temp

$ wget -c http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2

$ tar -xjvpf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2

$ cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/

$ b43-fwcutter --unsupported wl_apsta_mimo.o

$ cd b43

then while still in the subdirectory with all the *.fw files.

Code:

# rm /lib/firmware/b43/*

# cp ./* /lib/firmware/b43/

Where $ is as a user, and # is as a root (implied su to root, or sudo prefix). As detailed of sorts in the video.

And then reboot for the simple module update. Or... ifconfig wlan0 down && modprobe -r b43 && modprobe b43 && ifconfig wlan0 up

Wireless on DELL INSPIRON 1150

Thank you very much for the great help, all of you
and especially Shadow 7.

Will this also work on the Mate 17.2 version?

Hi...

Excellent, sounds like you got it working. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to do this for Mate, as well. :)

If you would, please mark this thread as "SOLVED" by clicking on "Thread Tools" directly above your initial post. Thanks!

Also, you might want to remove your email address in post #7 here. ;)

Regards...

It should work on mint. Although package names and firmware location might be different. But probably not. I don't know about your version but mine only has 512MB of RAM which limits your choices a bit. Depending on what you want to use it for.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow_7 (Post 5391470)

I don't know about your version but mine only has 512MB of RAM which limits your choices a bit. Depending on what you want to use it for.

That's a good point, I didn't think of that in this case. If so, the OP might want to pick a very lightweight distribution. ;)

Regards...

BIG Thanks for the tips, I doubled the memory to 2 times 512; Nice!
Ciao from holland.