[clue-tech] Lost my WLAN device

[Christopher J Pomasl]

On 03/27/2010 07:46 AM, Collins Richey wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Christopher J Pomasl
> <pomasl at wildblue.net> wrote:
>   
>> I was trying to set up my WLAN  device to my home lan but in the process
>> the WLAN device has disappeared altogether.
>> .
>> I have a Dell laptop 1721 AMD64x2 with a Dell 1505 wlan card
>> (pre-release n protocol)
>>     
> Google is your friend. Try "dell 1505 wireless linux". There are
> entries specific to SUSE. And yes, this is a Boadcom chip.
>
>
>   
Thanks Collins,
I have been searching google but here's the problem.
This computer has a Wifi light on it that shows when the device is
recognized.  When I started this process, the light was lit but the
device never connected to the network.  So I have been pursuing the
driver to ensure that I have the correct driver installed so that it
will connect.
I the meantime, the light is no longer lit and there is no wlan0
anywhere i can find (/dev, /proc).
The chip specifically is a BCM4321.  Looked at the chip set on the mini
card.
There is a linux broadcom driver for this chip and I am pursuing that
avenue, but there is still no wlan0 device and the light is still not
lit......no joy.

Thanks for the advice though....
CJP

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