[sf-lug] wifi on dell: system stats

[David Rosenstrauch]

I have a BCM4312 card, and I've found the modules that come with the 
kernel don't work with it, and so I have to use their proprietary driver 
instead:

http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php

Don't know if your Broadcom card works the same.

HTH,

DR

On 10/24/2009 02:49 PM, jim wrote:
>    still no luck trying to get wifi working on a 
> dell inspiron 1545 running ubuntu 9.04 
>    current fallback plan is to reinstall ubuntu 
> 9.10 and hope and see. 
> 
> 
> Dell Inspiron 1545 Model PP41L
> RAM 2.9GB 
> Storage 156.8GB 
> 
> dmesg output shows 
> intel CPU T4200 2GHz dual core 
> agpgart-intel intel mobile intel GM45 ExpressChipset 
> Broadcom BCM4315 Wireless Controller 5.10.91.9 
> 
> uname -a output shows 
> kernel 2.6.28-15 
> #52-Ubuntu SMP 9.04 
> 
> lsmod output shows nothing for networking 
> 
> lspci output shows 
> Ethernet controller: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast rev 13 
> Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g rev 01