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September 11th, 2008 07:00
Inspiron 1720 Ubuntu 8.04 Wireless Driver
Hi,
Could someone point me to a wireless driver compatible with the Inspiron 1720 for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS?
I don't know which other drivers I need as yet as I only finished installing it late last night, but as long as I cna get the internet I can find out.
Cheers.
EDIT:
Post at bottom has solution.
Message Edited by Ben Leedham on 09-13-2008 07:44 PM
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mfinnan101
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September 11th, 2008 08:00
Welcome to the forums. ;)
What kind of wireless card have you? Dell (rebranded Broadcom) or Intel?
If you have the intel card it should be recognised fine, if you have the Dell wireless card this link may be of use to you.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=776626
Ben Leedham
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September 11th, 2008 09:00
Yeah it is the Dell that I have. Thanks for the post. I did do a search but obviously missed that post, or was too specific.
Will try it out tonight and see what occurs. Thanks again.
Ben Leedham
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September 12th, 2008 07:00
Ben Leedham
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September 13th, 2008 17:00
I thought I would post the solution that finally worked for me. You will need a wired connection plug it in.
run in terminal:
lspci
My output ended with this: Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
Go to System > Administration > Software Sources
Make sure you have selected the Ubuntu CD and alternative sources.
Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
select and apply the following packages :
ndisgtk
ndiswrapper-common
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
run in terminal:
mkdir wirelessdriver
cd wirelessdriver
Read instructions from step 2 from this link. ONLY identify, download and unzip drivers:
broadcom wireless driver
Go to System > Administration > Windows Wireless Drivers (this was installed when you selected ndisgtk)
Select Install New Driver
Locate the wirelessdriver folder you created and select the .inf file.
Select Install
If you have downloaded the correct driver the window will display "Hardware present: yes"
Your wireless should now be working. Check by:
run in terminal:
sudo lshw -C network
Your network devices will be displayed, if the wireless device has UNCLAIMED next to it, it hasn't work (make sure you identified the correct driver from external link), if not it's all good.
Click your network icon in the top right and you should be able to see wireless networks to connect to. If your network has securitry and you can't connect initially, disable it and the work from there.