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Which Dell wireless card is installed in an Inspiron 1545 laptop?
I have just acquired a 1545 laptop with Vista and have now set it up for dual booting with Ubuntu; the wired connection works fine. However to get the wireless to work, I need the correct file to download from the Dell ftp site for the installed card in the laptop. How can I find out the exact Dell nomenclature for the wireless card in the laptop? - I can find out the chipset but I have no way of finding the correct file from just this...there are 6 to choose from http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INSPIRON1545&os=WLH&osl=EN
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January 8th, 2009 11:00
peterfelgate,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
You would have to PM with the service tag number so that I could look it up. Dell does not ship the 1545 with Ubuntu and will not have any Wireless Drivers for Ubuntu on this system.
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January 8th, 2009 14:00
OK, thanks for that. I will PM the service tag - I don't have access to the laptop for a few days.
So Ubuntu is not going to offered on this model after all? Pity....it seems to run Ubuntu nicely except for the lack of wireless capability...
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January 12th, 2009 04:00
I have PM'd the service tag....