Dell 1525 Wireless problem

[qfertig]

Hello. I am a noob at linux. If someone could help me install a wireless driver for my dell 1525. I am running Fedora 18. Thank you!

[evilbastard]

I had some problems with my Dell laptop, check out this thread, hopefully it will help. http://www.forums.fedoraforum.org/sh...73#post1633073

[bob]

Evil, qfertig's a new user and you're giving him a link to .deb packages plus

I make sure to do a make clean before the make. Then when I get to the modprobe wl it hangs the system. And upon reboot it still hangs. Only way out is to use an older kernel and remove the wl.ko file from the /lib/modules/(uname -r)/extra/wl
Got it working Initially I was using the package wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19_amd64.deb to build from source. I found a newer one named wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19-1_amd64.deb and when I compiled and installed from that, it worked.

That's going to scare almost anyone!

Obviously you know what you're doing and how to do it. But unless you can give details, this is going to be well beyond a noob's capabilities.

[dannyhmui]

Originally Posted by qfertig

Hello. I am a noob at linux. If someone could help me install a wireless driver for my dell 1525. I am running Fedora 18. Thank you!

I have my dell Vostro 2420 and I also have my wireless issue, also have no idea how to solve that, already posted, all solution tried, still no working, mine is Dell Wireless 1740, also know as BCM43142...I found other Dell laptops also have such issues....

[evilbastard]

Originally Posted by bob

Evil, qfertig's a new user and you're giving him a link to .deb packages plus That's going to scare almost anyone!

Obviously you know what you're doing and how to do it. But unless you can give details, this is going to be well beyond a noob's capabilities.

That link contains step by step instructions on how to accomplish it.

[bob]

The link was just to the one post, when it's the whole thread that's the key: http://www.forums.fedoraforum.org/sh...d.php?t=283824 and on the second page, PabloTwo's got the link to the current driver.

In any case, thanks for pointing the OP to the right area. Personally, I'd still run off screaming.

[qfertig]

Thanks guys! I've been trying to find a solution so I'm going to try the methods posted in this thread. My bro told me I'd have to compile my own driver. I'm a noob and to me it sounds scary. Thanks though guys for your repsonses.