Wifi on Dell laptop doesn't work. The proper choices show up in menu but they are grayed out.
Any help appreciated!
laptop@laptop-Inspiron-N7010 ~ $ sudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/mintWifi.py
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* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
-- Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
==> PCI ID = 14e4:4727 (rev 01)
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* II. querying ndiswrapper...
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* III. querying iwconfig...
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr f0:4d:a2:61:79:3e
inet addr:192.168.1.15 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::f24d:a2ff:fe61:793e/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:17140 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:11798 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:13293584 (13.2 MB) TX bytes:2196949 (2.1 MB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:864 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:864 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:85834 (85.8 KB) TX bytes:85834 (85.8 KB)
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* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.100
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.113
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.138
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.101
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.139
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.21.102
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Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
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Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
In this thread some solutions were offered : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2174901&page=4
Maybe one of them is fixing your problem.
Maybe one of them is fixing your problem.
Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
That link seems to deal with asus. Will it work with my Dell??
What is the first thing that people generally try with BCM4313 that won't connect to wifi?
Thanks.
What is the first thing that people generally try with BCM4313 that won't connect to wifi?
Thanks.
Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
Normally drivers are loaded from the kernel ,and delivered in a certain distribution.
If not working ,first things that are usually tried are the easiest solution : adapt setting of the driver and the router.
If after all this it still not works ,try altering the driver altogether.
If not working ,first things that are usually tried are the easiest solution : adapt setting of the driver and the router.
If after all this it still not works ,try altering the driver altogether.
Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
The module should be part of linux-firmware package post result of lsmod
Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
Sorry, it didn't work. Is there something I can post for you. Thank you very much for your help!!
Re: Linux Mint 17 32 Mate on Dell Inspirion N7010 - no wifi
Here is more info in case there is someone that can help based on this:
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capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:2
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 4.3
width: 64 bits
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:3
description: Logical CPU
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*-logicalcpu:4
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*-logicalcpu:5
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*-logicalcpu:6
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*-logicalcpu:7
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*-logicalcpu:8
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*-logicalcpu:11
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*-logicalcpu:12
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*-logicalcpu:13
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*-logicalcpu:14
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slot: System board or motherboard
size: 3GiB
*-bank:0
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*-bank:1
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description: Logical CPU
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*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: Core Processor DRAM Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 18
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 18
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:41 memory:f0000000-f03fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:1800(size=8)
*-communication
description: Communication controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
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bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
resources: irq:42 memory:f0806800-f080680f
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1a
bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:f0807000-f08073ff
*-multimedia
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product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
vendor: Intel Corporation
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bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
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*-pci:1
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
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*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
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version: 01
serial: 1c:65:9d:d0:0b:04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
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*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: AR8152 v1.1 Fast Ethernet
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
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bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: c1
serial: f0:4d:a2:61:79:3e
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width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
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resources: irq:44 memory:f0400000-f043ffff ioport:2000(size=128)
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
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width: 32 bits
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
*-isa
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product: Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
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resources: irq:0
*-storage
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product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
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vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:ff:00.1
version: 05
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
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product: Core Processor QPI Link 0
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 103
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version: 05
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
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vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 104
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version: 05
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:5
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 05
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:6
description: Host bridge
product: Core Processor Reserved
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 106
bus info: pci@0000:ff:02.3
version: 05
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-scsi:0
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logical name: scsi0
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
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vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 01.0
serial: WD-WXB1AB085268
size: 298GiB (320GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=000820fd
*-volume:0
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vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: f75e8352-e98d-4d25-8ca8-5331463c9c2d
size: 295GiB
capacity: 295GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2014-07-30 17:36:46 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2014-07-31 16:45:23 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2014-07-31 16:45:23 state=mounted
*-volume:1
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logical name: /dev/sda2
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capacity: 2931MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
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physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 2931MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-scsi:1
physical id: 3
logical name: scsi1
capabilities: emulated
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVD+-RW GT32N
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: A201
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open
*-battery
product: SDI
vendor: SDI
physical id: 1
slot: System Battery Bay
capacity: 44000mWh
configuration: voltage=11.1V
*-remoteaccess UNCLAIMED
vendor: Intel
physical id: 2
capabilities: outbound
*-power UNCLAIMED
description: To Be Defined By O.E.M
product: To Be Defined By O.E.M
vendor: To Be Defined By O.E.M
physical id: 3
version: 2.50
serial: To Be Defined By O.E.M
capacity: 32768mWh
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