#823 closed defect (notabug)
Wireless LAN card not working on Dell D620 Lattitude
| Reported by: | foriley | Owned by: | tomeu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Unspecified by Maintainer | Milestone: | Unspecified |
| Component: | Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) | Version: | 0.84.x |
| Severity: | Unspecified | Keywords: | |
| Cc: | Distribution/OS: | Unspecified | |
| Bug Status: | Unconfirmed |
Description
The wireless lan card is not enabled, so no 802.11 network access is possible.
PC is Dell Lattitude model D620
Wireless card is Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card manufactured by Broadcom
What more can I tell you?
Change History (3)
comment:1 follow-up: ↓ 2 Changed 15 years ago by walter
comment:2 in reply to: ↑ 1 Changed 15 years ago by foriley
- Resolution set to notabug
- Status changed from new to closed
Replying to walter:
Well, I got some instruction to get the Broadcom modem working. T'was successful but it was a colossal pain in the rump. "Working" was a matter of interpretation as booting became a multi-step process involving certain prohibited dance steps, several chickens, a quart of goat's blood and prayers in languages I'm sorry to have uttered. A simpler solution, and one that obviates the need for any of the above, was to purchase an Intel 3945ABG modem, replace the Broadcom and SoaS booted effortlessly, worked perfectly, no problem. (The chickens are delighted.)
Thanks for your pointer.
--Fairfax
comment:3 Changed 14 years ago by sascha_silbe
- Component changed from sugar to SoaS
- Distribution/OS changed from SoaS to Unspecified
Bulk change distribution=SoaS -> component=SoaS
I have access to a similar Dell. I've not yet tried SoaS, but getting wireless to work under Ubuntu requires a many-step operation involving Windows drivers and ndiswrapper; not fun and unlikely to be doable by those with a low threshold for pain.