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jbreef

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February 7th, 2005 16:00

Linux drivers for the 1450

I'm interested in a Linux driver for the DELL 1450 wireless mini PCI card.  Anybody have a lead on a driver?  Thanks.

Crolfe

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March 22nd, 2005 18:00


@jbreef wrote:
I'm interested in a Linux driver for the DELL 1450 wireless mini PCI card. Anybody have a lead on a driver? Thanks.





If this is the same card as in the D800, then the best way is to use NDISWRAPPER with the Windows drivers. It works well.

Chris

abq9200

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March 26th, 2005 15:00

I have a 1450 in my 9200. and I agree with Chris. I'm running the ndiswrapper under SUSE 9.1. You have to disable the Ethernet card (I took a long time to learn this the hard way). Also, you need to download the 1450 drivers from the Dell support site, because I have heard about some problems with the included drivers.

I do have a problem, and I'd like to know if anyone else has seen it. If I coldboot the computer into Linux and start the wireless interface, the ndiswrapper makes the computer freeze up. I have to power down to get out of it. If I boot into XP first (YUCK), make a wireless connection, then reboot into Linux, everything runs fine. This is a do-able workaround, but it is a pain. Anyone else seen this, and have a fix?

Thanks,
Michael

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