On 06/19/2014 06:55 AM, Temlakos wrote: > I gather those commands give me a place to go to get the firmware and > put it in. I never installed any firmware. read what Poma said: And even with that, you should install the firmware, http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Device_firmware_installation $ man 1 b43-fwcutter $ less /usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README.too http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/developers you need to install the b43-fwcutter firmware.. > > By the way: the Dell Inspiron 1545 has a button with a picture of a > wireless antenna tower on it. I assume that works in the Windows > environment to turn wireless connectivity on and off. Does it work at > all in the Linux environment? Or may I safely ignore it? (It also functi if you press the button to activate it, it should light up ( turn blue?) on my dell, there is a bunch of lights above the function keys that show ( left to right) disk activity, battery, then the wireless tower icon ( lit up, as I am using wireless) -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org