-
wifi on Dell d800?
My son has an old (2005) Dell d800 laptop. Only 15" screen and 512mb of ram but suitable for him.
I booted Knoppix 6.7 groom my USB drive, but don't see any wireless. Iwconfig shows no wireless available.
Looking, I found this, but nothing else. Any ideas?
http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/296...ix-6.7.1/page3
-
Senior Member
registered user
@ perfectreign
Knoppix 7 may solve your wifi problem; I think it will.
At present, Knoppix 7 is only available in a DVD size; a CD-size Knoppix 7
should be available shortly.
The background is this:
Dell made a lot of different laptops with Broadcom wifis.
Broadcom made a lot of different wifis.
Every one of the wifis requires some proprietary firmware to work with Linux.
Matching up and applying the correct firmware with each laptop has been
a long-standing Linux problem.
Knoppix 7 has made a great effort to tackle this thoroughly and get it right.
We'd be glad to hear what results you have using Knoppix 7.
A possible short-term remedy which you might try is Knoppix 6.4 which favors
a different branch of the Broadcom drivers than does 6.7.
Let us know how it goes in any event.
Last edited by utu; 06-10-2012 at 02:45 PM.
-
OIC, it is Broadcom. I'd have to use ndiawrapper or something like that.
I will download 7 and fine it a go. I'll have to make it USB since this laptop doesn't have a DVD drive.
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
![ORICO 5 Bay Raid Hard Drive Enclosure USB C, 3.5” SATA HDD, Up To 80TB, NS500RC3 picture](/store/img/g/ZsIAAOSwhDRmX3qy/s-l225/ORICO-5-Bay-Raid-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-USB-C-3-5-SA.jpg)
ORICO 5 Bay Raid Hard Drive Enclosure USB C, 3.5” SATA HDD, Up To 80TB, NS500RC3
$139.99
![ORICO Multi Bay RAID Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0/ Type-C For 2.5/3.5'' HDD SSDs picture](/store/img/g/qZIAAOSwB4pk4IMF/s-l225/ORICO-Multi-Bay-RAID-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-USB-3-0-.jpg)
ORICO Multi Bay RAID Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0/ Type-C For 2.5/3.5'' HDD SSDs
$179.99
![G-TECHNOLOGY G-RAID GR4 2000 2TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE USBFIREWIREeSATA *LOW USE* picture](/store/img/g/4zQAAOSw5A9mUhcC/s-l225/G-TECHNOLOGY-G-RAID-GR4-2000-2TB-EXTERNAL-HARD-DRI.jpg)
G-TECHNOLOGY G-RAID GR4 2000 2TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE USBFIREWIREeSATA *LOW USE*
$37.99
![G-Technology 0G04228 G-Raid 2 Bay Desktop External HDD picture](/store/img/g/UnoAAOSwJsRmXzaP/s-l225/G-Technology-0G04228-G-Raid-2-Bay-Desktop-External.jpg)
G-Technology 0G04228 G-Raid 2 Bay Desktop External HDD
$99.99
![Inspur LSI 9300-8i Raid Card 12Gbps HBA HDD Controller High Profile IT MODE picture](/store/img/g/De0AAOSwfoNlZ6Jx/s-l225/Inspur-LSI-9300-8i-Raid-Card-12Gbps-HBA-HDD-Contro.jpg)
Inspur LSI 9300-8i Raid Card 12Gbps HBA HDD Controller High Profile IT MODE
$15.98
![Dell PERC H330 PCIe 3.0 x8 RAID Storage Controller 4Y5H1 High Profile picture](/store/img/g/C7YAAOSwLYJl3nQQ/s-l225/Dell-PERC-H330-PCIe-3-0-x8-RAID-Storage-Controller.jpg)
Dell PERC H330 PCIe 3.0 x8 RAID Storage Controller 4Y5H1 High Profile
$13.99
![LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i 12Gbps PCIe 3 x8 SATA SAS 3 8 Port RAID + BBU & CacheVault picture](/store/img/g/0nAAAOSwsopmUSVo/s-l225/LSI-MegaRAID-9361-8i-12Gbps-PCIe-3-x8-SATA-SAS-3-8.jpg)
LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i 12Gbps PCIe 3 x8 SATA SAS 3 8 Port RAID + BBU & CacheVault
$39.00
![9207-8i PCIE3.0 6Gbps HBA LSI FW:P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID 2* SFF-8087 US picture](/store/img/g/~n8AAOSwg9BibAAq/s-l225/9207-8i-PCIE3-0-6Gbps-HBA-LSI-FW-P20-IT-Mode-ZFS-F.jpg)
9207-8i PCIE3.0 6Gbps HBA LSI FW:P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID 2* SFF-8087 US
$32.88
![Dell HV52W PERC H310 8-Port SAS 6Gbps PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID Controller No/Cables 36-4 picture](/store/img/g/HDYAAOSwH05iueT6/s-l225/Dell-HV52W-PERC-H310-8-Port-SAS-6Gbps-PCIe-2-0-x8-.jpg)
Dell HV52W PERC H310 8-Port SAS 6Gbps PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID Controller No/Cables 36-4
$14.99
![Dell EMC 092GD6 Broadcom 9305-16i LSI Quad Port 4 Port SAS RAID Controller picture](/store/img/g/ph8AAOSwnHxmXzcB/s-l225/Dell-EMC-092GD6-Broadcom-9305-16i-LSI-Quad-Port-4-.jpg)
Dell EMC 092GD6 Broadcom 9305-16i LSI Quad Port 4 Port SAS RAID Controller
$84.99