- /pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.5.9-5_i386.deb
- /pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.0.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
- /pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.10.91.9+bdcom-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
A technical journal of my experiences with computers. Whenever I hit a problem, I'll post it up here and document my solution for the good of mankind (and myself when I forget how to fix the same issue in 3 months). Additionally, if I find a technical story that is just too important to not mention, I might post up a link and synopsis of it.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wifi with the Dell e1505
So there I was, running a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on a nice little Dell laptop when I realized something. The wifi (BCM4311 chip) was not being found. First I checked the network settings, and tried to add a network manually and looked for toggles for the wifi as I saw the light was not on and the Bluetooth was. A quick google search lead me indirectly to This Site which stated the files needed to get it all working dandy. Strangely, the files he mentioned didn't exist on the hard drive install, so I ventured over to Synaptic, and lo, there were the three files.
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