Have you tried the latest Ubuntu via a live cd just to test that the WIFI works?
'stripes theotoky' via mlug-au writes: > Hello to all, > > Have a problem with a very old Dell XPS M1330. The box is 12 years old > (2008) and runs Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. It has only been used recently to > play frozen bubble as it has a very good keyboard. > > The problem: > It does not pick the wifi. The switch on the side of the box doesn't seem > to be working. > I have checked the BIOS and both wifi and blue tooth seem to be turned on > there (ENABLED). > > I tried iwconfig which listed the following interfaces and that nothing was > wifi capable > > lo > eth1 > vboxnet0 > > I tried > sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 up > and > sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 down > > which show I can turn the vboxnet0 interface on and off. With it turned on > I again tried > iwconfig and still there are no wifi capable interfaces. > > This happens with the Ubuntu that is on this box and with Mint 17 booted > from a USB key. > > Any ideas? Is the wifi internal card dead? old system? > > Thanks in advance, > Take care and be safe > > J. > > -- > Stripes Theotoky > > -37 .713869 > 145.050562 -- Mick _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
