On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:22:06 -0600 "Stackpole, Chris" <cstackp...@barbnet.com> wrote:
> > From: Bernard [mailto:bdebr...@teaser.fr] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:44 PM > > Subject: Re: my new Inspiron - WAS: OT: laptop recomendations > > > > >Stackpole, Chris wrote: > > > > >>From: Bernard [mailto:bdebr...@teaser.fr] > > >>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 2:41 PM > > >>To: Stackpole, Chris > > >>Subject: Re: my new Inspiron - WAS: OT: laptop recomendations > [snip] > > >>light did not came out and I got two networks available, one is my > > >>neigbour's, the other one is mine. I gave the pasword as required, > and > > >>it seems to reach a connexion... the former icon is being replaced > by > > >>four bars... If I get the pointer on it, it says : "connection to > > >>wireless network Livebox-46db (0%). > > >> > > >> > > >[snip] > > > > > >0% is bad; especially if you have 4 bars shown. Something isn't > right. > > >Post your hardware please and let the list look at it. > > > > > >Have fun! > > >~Stack~ > > > > > my hardware is available at http://www.teaser.fr/~bdebreil/test.txt > > > > I have managed to get a cable DSL connexion, just plugging the cable > > from my desktop, and it worked right away, so that I have been able to > > save the trouble of typing one line after the other. "ncftp" was easy > > enough to install for the purpose of that transfer. > > > > I just got the output of "lspci" at this stage. > > Looking at your hardware I see this: > 0b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG > Network Connection (rev 02) > you want the driver from (compat wireless) http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download you also need firmware (nonfree so not available on live cd) aptitude install firmware-iwlwifi There is also a version in the kernel for the driver so getting the firmware may be enough > OK, I have that wireless card in one of my laptops. I know it works with > Ubuntu and Debian. If it is not working with your current setup, > something is buggered up. Do you have the ability to download either the > Debian or the Ubuntu live CD's? You mentioned before you were looking to > find out if all the hardware worked properly and I see no reason why the > LiveCD's wouldn't tell you that. I don't know how the laptop came to you > preconfigured, and I think that a clean run of a LiveCD would be just as > good at determining if the hardware worked properly. If you get it to > work with a LiveCD then it is the configuration; if not then it might be > the hardware. > > Do you get restore discs with the laptop? That way if you do not have > access to the LiveCD's (restricted internet access or something) then > you should be able to do a fresh install of Lenny and have the drivers > work right away. Should you have problems you can restore the original > install to call tech support. > > Hope this helps. > Have fun! > ~S~ > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org