On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 18:06 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Robert, > > It just wont find the wifi full stop. > > James <snip>
My dad's D420 had an Intel 3945abg card, which works fine with the live CD (can't convince him to install yet) out of the box. From what I remember you get the option of an Intel card (Pro/Wireless 3945abg) or Dell's own Truemobile (Broadcom) when you order. It has been a while since I last looked, so this might have changed. It should still be recognised by the system, even if Network Manager fails to see it. Try looking in the System -> Preferences -> Hardware Information utility to identify the card or open a terminal and run lspci. If it's a Broadcom card then I would recommend the Restricted Drivers Manager and this wiki page. You will need to download some firmware for it to work. So if you don't have a wired connection, boot Windows then download the firmware file and transfer it across from the Windows partition. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
