Hi, sometimes Dell needs b43 drivers that is all... nothing big. Does your computer have b43? I didn't mean to misdirect you if I did. Some Dell computers need the b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer packages. It is only an 'issue' because I have to plug in to the Ethernet when setting up a laptop. It is remarkably easy to do, (if you know to install it)
The USB WiFi adapter is a different issue. it might help to post the terminal output of: lsusb On 08/09/2015 07:43 AM, Richard H. McCullough wrote: > I did update my Dell 8200 to Ubuntu 14.04 with no problems at all. > Update retained my LXDE. > > What is the b43 issue? > Is it related to USB wireless adapter problem? I just bought Netgear > WNA3100M > and have not been able to get it to work. After googling I had several > conflicting > stories about how to fix it. > (I have also been wondering if my Belkin N300 could ever work.) > > 1) First I tried the ndiswrapper approach. I installed ndiswrapper > programs and > bcmwl-kernel-source and b43-fwcutter. > Not too sure what part of broadcom-sta-source is installed. > Had weird problem with Synaptic Package Manager -- every time my mouse > passed > over a display window, all the info disappeared!!! Sometimes if I > played with the > scroll bar, the info would reappear. > WNA3100M never connected. > It's possible I may also have Network settings wrong > since I never tried to use wireless adapter before. > I had same disappearing info. problem. > Ubuntu seemed to override some of my settings. DNS was usually set to > 127.0.1.1 > overriding my DNS setting of 192.168.1.254 for AT&T U-verse router. > > 2) Then I went to Ask Ubuntu and found the rtl8192cu driver approach. > Without uninstalling the stuff from step (1) above, I installed the > driver using > git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8192cu.git > cd rtl8192cu > make > sudo make install > But the WNA3100M never worked. It sort of looked like it connected, > but there was never any data transferred, and it sort of looked like > I was still on Ethernet (looking at Interfaces with System Profiler > and Benchmark > and using lsusb and usb-devices) even though I unplugged the Ethernet > cable. > > 3) FYI > I was able to use Netgear WNA3100M on Windows 8.1 Pro, > but finding device (& rest of installation) failed on Windows 10 Pro. > > > Can you explain what's happening & how to fix it? > > Dick McCullough > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:37:00 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: upgrade from Lubuntu 12 LTS to Lubuntu 14 LTS on old desktop? > > @Fritz > I am was trying to explain not to use the 12.04 version of LXDE, sorry > if that was unclear. > > To recap: > You can install a PPA to have an up-to-date WM/DE (possibly even LXDE). > So yes, you CAN stay on 12.04. > > But Dells usually work pretty well (aside from the b43 issue > sometimes, maybe others). 14.04 is quite nice, so if they can upgrade > I'd suggest it for sure. > > > > On 08/08/2015 12:47 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > > > Hi, > In short: Yes you can, and should. Do not use 12.04 as the > version of > LXDE (what Lubuntu is built on) is not supported. > In Long: > You can still use 12.04 if you want to use a PPA to install a > different > interface. But even still 14.04 is a very snappy system. I'd > suggest > upgrading to 12.04 for many reasons. > > > et al: > > Just to rebutt on this somewhat confusing advice, "do not use > 12.04" followed by "I'd suggest upgrading to 12.04 for many > reasons" ????? : - )) I still have Xu 12.04 running on my PM > 3,1; I just got a number of updates even last weekend on it. I've > considered the software reminders to "upgrade now to 14.04" on it > . . . I did move my iBook 933 MHz w/ 546 MB RAM to 14.04, but > doing so was not as trouble free as doing a 12.04 install. In 14 > I had to do an xorg.conf file to keep display from freezing, and, > then among other issues, the i2c thingie so that there is no sound. > > Of course this is in the **problem area*** of being PPC, but, in > comparison, 12.04 installed w/o issues, and, other than not having > "suspend" . . . it is fine. There is always a new flavor of linux > coming down the pike, but, for the old hardware perhaps whatever > runs best/easiest is the best choice. > > Will I ever bring my PM up to 14??? perhaps; I recently tested the > LiveDVD of Lu 14.04.2 on it, and posted my experience of having no > need for boot params, it was a bit "snappier" as far as running > commands in the Terminal went; but then the window title bar text > is illegible . . . whereas everywhere else the display resolution > was fine . . . . Very odd, not a total showstopper, but, why take > time to upgrade the old machine, and then spend time getting it to > do basic stuff, stuff that 12.04 is doing just fine??? Didn't get > any comments from the list on that one . . . in terms of > suggestions on how to render titlebar text so it would be > read-able, or ideas on why it would be un-readable, when the rest > is fine. > > Israel has mentioned "ToriOS" here on the list a few times along > with JWM, which is possibly still based on 12.04??? Would that be > a way to get an update on 12.04, but still keep the stability and > ease of installation . . . rather than increasing system > requirements on hardware to move it up to 14?? Just trying to > show that there might be benefit for staying with 12 on low spec > equipment. > > F. > > PS: Someone mentioned qupzilla here and awhile back, so I was > looking for a browser that could work on my PPC stuff . . . > couldn't get it to show up in 12, but on the iBook with 14 it did, > so I installed it . . . when I tried to "go" to Gmail or other > webmail pages, it crashed--several times . . . it was "removed." > : - ) > > > > > > > -- > Regards > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify > settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users -- Regards
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