WIFI settings for Dell Inspiron 1501---
Broadcom Corporation Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (4311?)
In bios, disable keyboard function key for WIFI
After fresh install of Linux Mint 17.3 to hard drive, (must be online with ethernet), reboot.
Start Menu...Administration...Driver Manager.
It will now check for proprietary drivers.
There should be 3 choices;
DO NOT install recommended STA driver!
INSTALL: firmware-b43-installer
Restart...
WIFI indicator light above keyboard should now be lit.
Open network connections; turn off ethernet; turn on WIFI
.
Worked for me; hope this helps others with old Dell laptops
(and the difficult Broadcom WIFI!)
Broadcom Corporation Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (4311?)
In bios, disable keyboard function key for WIFI
After fresh install of Linux Mint 17.3 to hard drive, (must be online with ethernet), reboot.
Start Menu...Administration...Driver Manager.
It will now check for proprietary drivers.
There should be 3 choices;
DO NOT install recommended STA driver!
INSTALL: firmware-b43-installer
Restart...
WIFI indicator light above keyboard should now be lit.
Open network connections; turn off ethernet; turn on WIFI
.
Worked for me; hope this helps others with old Dell laptops
(and the difficult Broadcom WIFI!)
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