For a friend, I am trying to set up LMDE on a Compaq Presario CQ56 and can't get the WiFi to work. After countless hours on the Internet and no solution at all, I am asking the community for guidance. It's a 64 bit machine and the result of inxi -F is as follows:
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System: Host compaq Kernel 2.6.39-2-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Distro Linux Mint Debian Edition
CPU: Single core Intel Celeron 900 (-UP-) cache 1024 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips 4389.78 clocked at 2194.892 MHz
Graphics: Card Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller X.Org 1.10.2.902 Res: 1366x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller driver HDA Intel BusID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.24
Network: Card-1 Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI at port 2000 BusID: 03:00.0
Card-2 Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller driver rtl8192se at port 3000 BusID: 02:00.0
Disks: HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (1.5% used) 1: /dev/sda Hitachi_HTS54502 250.1GB 0C
Partition: ID:/ size: 114G used: 3.5G (4%) fs: ext4
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes 119 Uptime 56 min Memory 257.6/1944.2MB Runlevel 2 Client Shell inxi 1.4.23
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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at 80000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 4110 [size=8]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at 92400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 40e0 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
I/O ports at 40c0 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
Memory at 94505c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
Memory at 94500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: 93500000-944fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000090400000-00000000913fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: 92500000-934fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000091400000-00000000923fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at 40a0 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 4080 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 4060 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 4040 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at 94505800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=32
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43
I/O ports at 4108 [size=8]
I/O ports at 411c [size=4]
I/O ports at 4100 [size=8]
I/O ports at 4118 [size=4]
I/O ports at 4020 [size=32]
Memory at 94505000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
Memory at 94506000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 4000 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at 94504000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1467
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Memory at 93500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: rtl8192se
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1605
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 42
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at 91410000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at 91400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at 91420000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Strangely enough, the LiveCD of Xubuntu 10.04 works out of the box.
Any guidance/advise will be very much appreciated.