A bit of a convoluted route, but I see at http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=R260736 that it is a broadcom 4322 and they do provide drivers from source at http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
But I don't run ubuntu so I can't say for sure if it is a viable solution :( On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: > My best luck has been, plug it into a wired connection to start with. > Then go turn on the 'proprietary drivers', and update your repositories > again with > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get upgrade > > then you can probably either manually enable the right drivers or it will > be recognized automatically. > > Now disconnect your wired connection, configure your wireless, and have > fun! > > > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Grant Devinney <grantdevin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey everyone, I installed Ubuntu on my old dell laptop and the >> proprietary drivers aren't supported by ubuntu. I was wondering if anyone >> had a work around? The wireless nic is "Broadcom Corporation: Wireless 1510 >> Wireless-N WLAN Mini-Card" >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > ><> ... Jack > > "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 > "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - > Albert Einstein > "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral > Grace Hopper, USN > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - > Ben Franklin > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- http://www.wesleyduffeebraun.com <http://www.ashevillephotobooth.com> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
