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Old 11-15-2012, 09:18 PM   #26
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I got it to boot into live using the command b43.blacklist=yes. From what I read this essentially bypassed the the OS from looking for the wifi adapter.

Now the fun part begins. I have to use something called the terminal to install the firmware manually. yay......
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:34 PM   #27
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I got it to boot into live using the command b43.blacklist=yes. From what I read this essentially bypassed the the OS from looking for the wifi adapter.

Now the fun part begins. I have to use something called the terminal to install the firmware manually. yay......
Don't fear the terminal, you should embrace it.
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Old 11-15-2012, 10:49 PM   #28
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got it working. peppermint is really lite on resources. This old laptop can handle it no problem and you were right. The terminal was pretty cool. All I did was type in the command and it did the rest.
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Old 11-16-2012, 10:48 AM   #29
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My favorite method on old hardware is to install Ubuntu 11.10 Server first with only the default packages. (SSH is ok if you intend to use it.) Then "apt-get install lubuntu-desktop" will get you on your way.
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Old 11-16-2012, 10:55 AM   #30
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If you want another distro to try, try MacPup.
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