Is there a distribution that can run a Dell 1395 Wireless card natively?

[glowboats]

Hello!

I recently bought a new Dell computer (Latitude D630) and I've got Windows XP running. I've tried various distro LiveCD's, but not a single one recognizes my 1395 WLAN wireless card. Has anyone had any luck with this card without using ndiswrapper? What distribution do you use?

Thanks!

[L4Linux]

I would try Ubuntu, since Dell sells some laptops with Ubuntu preloaded.

[techieMoe]

To the best of my knowledge there is no way to run this card without using ndiswrapper, because it uses a Broadcom chipset. Until Broadcom decides to either release a native Linux driver or release enough of the chipset specifications that one can be written, ndiswrapper will be probably be your only option.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=704088

Dell's laptops that come with Linux all use the Intel 3945 wireless chipset, as far as I know, and this chipset has native Linux support.

[glowboats]

Thanks L4Linux, but I'm afraid that I already have. I've tried:
-Knoppix 5.0.1
-PCLOS 2007
-PCLOS 2008 MiniMe
-Sabayon 3.5 Mini 64-bit
-Fedora 9 64-bit (KDE4)
-Kubuntu 8.04 64-bit

No luck with any of them.

[glowboats]

To the best of my knowledge there is no way to run this card without using ndiswrapper, because it uses a Broadcom chipset. Until Broadcom decides to either release a native Linux driver or release enough of the chipset specifications that one can be written, ndiswrapper will be probably be your only option.

Dell 1395 (Broadcom 4315), ndiswrapper and Gutsy - success! - Ubuntu Forums

Dell's laptops that come with Linux all use the Intel 3945 wireless chipset, as far as I know, and this chipset has native Linux support.

That makes sense! Until I bought this Dell, I figured that they'd all be able to use all components in Ubuntu! Thanks

[glowboats]

To the best of my knowledge there is no way to run this card without using ndiswrapper, because it uses a Broadcom chipset. Until Broadcom decides to either release a native Linux driver or release enough of the chipset specifications that one can be written, ndiswrapper will be probably be your only option.

Dell 1395 (Broadcom 4315), ndiswrapper and Gutsy - success! - Ubuntu Forums

Dell's laptops that come with Linux all use the Intel 3945 wireless chipset, as far as I know, and this chipset has native Linux support.

Sounds great! Do you know if this would work in Ubuntu 8.04?

[techieMoe]

Sounds great! Do you know if this would work in Ubuntu 8.04?

I don't see why not. Give it a try and post back if you have problems.