Dell Latitude D600 wifi help

[Acid_1]

I don't recall if the Mint repositories blocks non-free software. If it does, use

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sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and edit the lines that have

deb http:// ----etc. here

by removing the ## in front of them.
You can leave the ones that have 'deb-src', unless you are interested in the source. I just block them because source repositories just means more time for apt-get to parse. Anyhow, after that, run:

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sudo apt-get update

and then run mintWifi. That should detect it now, so install and enjoy.

[Acid_1]

It should look something like this:

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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe

of course it'll say Mint, etc. However, you'll note that there is no ## in front of them. If that doesn't work, try restarting. Yes, I know, Windows advice, but sometimes it just works, then do apt-get update.

[pluraldave]

If you've got no internet the advice so far won't work. Open up a terminal and enter the following commands:

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lspci

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lsusb

Copy and paste (highlight and center click instead of ctrlc/ctrlv) the results into a text file so you can transfer them to a computer with an internet connection and post the results here.

[Acid_1]

You were plugged into a cat5 cable when you did the 'sudo apt-get update' right?

[Husse]

My standard answer for a post like your first post is
You have to tell us more facts.
The minimum is exactly which Mint you have - which version and which edition (main or any of the CEs)
We also need to know a bit about all your hardware.
Run " lspci " in a terminal and post here (to avoid misunderstanding - the first character is a minor L and you copy by marking with the mouse and then right click)
Some wifi and possibly built in sound can be connected to USB even if they are internal - if you suspect you have one of these run " lsusb " in a terminal.
Also tell us if this is using mint4win or not, quite important
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Forget about the changes to sources.list above - change it to the default - not part of the solution
Now we've already got lscpi and lsusb and there I see that you have a bcm 4306
The Broadcom chips are a pain but it has been much easier to use them.
There are two options and one or both should work
Connect with a wired connection and open Hardware drivers in the menu - you should see an option for bcm4306 (or similar - should say something with Broadcom, bcm and/or 4306) - activate it and soon your wifi works
If you don't see the option or it don't work for you follow this how to
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD ... y_No-Fluff
It works for Intrepid/Felicia even if it says Feisty in the title and ndiswrapper (Windows wireless drivers) is already installed
So you don't do this
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
mkdir ~/bcm43xx; cd ~/bcm43xx
This is a long post and it was a while since I followed it to install my own 4312 so I may have missed some difficulty
Don't hesitate to ask for more help, but I really think the Hardware drivers should do it

[Husse]

I'm curious - which solution helped you get wireless?