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Fixing Wireless:
 
Fixing Wireless:

Revision as of 10:55, 24 October 2012

Older Dell Latitude D-series laptops can still be useful online devices. While they are getting quite long in the tooth, running Linux

Dell Latitude D600 Setup Instructions

Pre-installation Notes:

  1. 512MB of memory works, but it generates a lot of disk swapping. More memory is better.
  2. Wireless doesn't work right away so make sure you have a wired connection to get started.


Fixing Wireless:

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal window.
  2. Remove the newer broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source"
  3. Install the specialized broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer"
  4. Restart