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    Fedora 12 and M1530 XPS laptop

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Militant X, May 11, 2010.

  1. Militant X

    Militant X Notebook Consultant

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    I installed Fedora but I cannot get Fedora working with the Wireless adapter in my dell. I have the Dell wireless card.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
    Militant X, May 11, 2010
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    If it's Broadcom based like most of the Dell branded adapters, you probably need the (proprietary) Broadcom STA drivers. These are known to be unstable on some kernels...
    Broadcom.com - 802.11 Linux STA driver

    The build instructions are in the readme. Good luck.
     
    ALLurGroceries, May 12, 2010
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  3. joeelmex

    joeelmex Notebook Evangelist

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    I never had stable luck to get a broadcom card to work in ubuntu. Sometimes it work, sometimes it did not. So I caved in and bought an intel wifi card 5100 of ebay for 20 bucks. Work like a champ, thats my experience with broadcom.
     
    joeelmex, May 12, 2010
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