On 06/19/2014 06:55 AM, Temlakos wrote:
I gather those commands give me a place to go to get the firmware and put it in. I never installed any firmware.
read what Poma said:
And even with that, you should install the firmware, http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Device_firmware_installation
$ man 1 b43-fwcutter $ less /usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README.too http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/developers
you need to install the b43-fwcutter firmware..
By the way: the Dell Inspiron 1545 has a button with a picture of a wireless antenna tower on it. I assume that works in the Windows environment to turn wireless connectivity on and off. Does it work at all in the Linux environment? Or may I safely ignore it? (It also functi
if you press the button to activate it, it should light up ( turn blue?) on my dell, there is a bunch of lights above the function keys that show ( left to right) disk activity, battery, then the wireless tower icon ( lit up, as I am using wireless)