[SOLVED] Wireless on Lenovo 3000 N500

inspiron_Droid · 03-09-2009, 10:12 AM

Has any one got Simply Mepis working with the BroadCom wireless card on the Lenovo 3000 N500? I will post the exact model once i get home from school this afternoon.

JerryNew2Linux · 03-17-2009, 11:21 AM

It's supposed to work OOTB with the kernel module iwlagn.

inspiron_Droid · 07-30-2009, 05:08 PM

the Exact Model of WIFI card in the Lenovo 3000 N500 is The broad Com Corperation BCM 4312. Which i know for a fact works i8n all fversion s of ubuntu.

archtoad6 · 07-31-2009, 04:36 AM

Are you trying to install MEPIS 8, 7, or earlier? -- In April I had a Dell in my Wednesday Linux Workshop which had a Broadcom (note spelling, this is the way they spell it on their web site) chip. Sorry, don't ask me which chip -- I don't remember & the owner says:

Quote:

The computer was a Dell Inspiron 6400. I can't remember which chip it used and have no idea how to find out.

In any case, the chip wasn't working w/ MEPIS 7, & wouldn't work w/ Ubuntu 7.10; but worked OOTB w/ MEPIS 8.

I found this w/ Google Linux:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php