Del inspiron n5050 wireless driver not found in 5.2.8

[ujwalbro2006]

I have Del inspiron n5050 and I can't find wireless driver?

[cthisbear]

Mate...Which exact Puppy version are you using.

Please reply back so we can get you sorted.

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Linux network specs:

Ethernet controller:
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E
PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)

Network controller:
Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Controller (rev 01)

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... 175436293/

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Yet this sites says >>> Atheros AR9285

http://www.guruht.com/2012/09/dell-insp ... ndows.html

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This had wireless problems in Windows.

Is your wireless light showing.

In Windows....

" Click on the plus sign next to it, and it should create the drop down with Dell Wireless 1702.802.11b/g/n.

If you do see the adapter (possible you have a different model adapter, maybe 1703, but from what I can tell, most n5050s shipped with the 1702), right click on it and make sure it is enabled.
If not, you will see an option to enable it - do so. "

"Also, make sure it is enabled though the function keys (Fn - F2).
Some computers are configured to toggle the wireless on/off with F2 only, so try that as well."

http://en.community.dell.com/support-fo ... t/19521203

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Ubuntu on Dell

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/har ... 1105-8079/

Says >>> Wireless

Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)

Bloody Dell crapware.

Chris.

[ujwalbro2006]

Its puppy 5.2.8!

[perdido]

Its puppy 5.2.8!

Open a terminal window and type lspci then hit Enter

That will show what hardware is on your PCI bus which should include the network card. The list might be long or short, my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop lists 19 lines of info, the last one being the network controller. It should look like this but different

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# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 [Mobility Radeon X300]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
03:01.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 08)
03:01.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 17)
03:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
# 

After identifying the network card then we can find the missing driver. Hope this helps.....

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