My hp mini is on the verge of failing on windows xp...and I have installed linux mint but my problem is that I cant get my wireless driver to work on it so I cant go online...I would like a download site or someway to help me...please and thankyou for reading...
First, have you updated all the software? Even if you downloaded the iso earlier today, there are a LOT of drivers and packages that are out of date/missing in the iso.
Just run: $ apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Also, you should know that missing drivers is very common in freshly installed Linux distributions - not because the driver doesn't exist, but because the driver is closed-source. Many free and open source operating systems - Linux Mint included - decide to not distribute non-free (as in freedom not price) drivers with the installation file. However, you can probably find something in the Software Center (look up ndiswrapper) that can help you with some of those closed-source, proprietary drivers.
But, so you know, I have to re-figure out how to install those dang wifi drivers every time I install a Linux distro on my laptop (which is a MacBook… A linux driver nightmare). When you do get your wireless working, please post back and let us know what you did.
also BlackeK said to do them commands in Terminal (I presume ur new to Terminal)
1. Press 'Ctrl' and 'T' keys on the keyboard, than Terminal should open..if not u can try finding it by serach
2. Than type $ apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
3. That should work..
if u restart and than u get a brokenpipe error than just tell us we can help u with that...
How would I update it if I cant even get an internet connection?
and I use a broadcom wirless driver
Driver: Broadcom 102.11
and it is not supportive of linux or any version...I need a way to get the driver activated with no errors possible...remember..I dont have a cd drive and I am not using BIOS to change anything...so....I am running windows xp if that helps at all and I need assistance with the drivers support...if the terminal method works...then thanks...but else...I need more help..
Yea Ethernet ..use that...and also open device driver..and check there also do the command...I will check now for your driver and come back if I have good news
When I need a internet connection for very important things I usually use my mobile phone as a modem.
Otherwise, look for a Internet Key.
It will make you pay quite a bit (because Internet from a mobile service provider is expensive [fixed-cable internet is cheaper]) but it's going to be worth it if it's for this kind of things.
To download it from another PC you need to know its model number.
First google result gives this one, and the page's address is promising.
What I mean is, if you use a internet key or a Mobile Phone which supports USB network sharing (Like the Android mobiles) you should be able to do it without Wi-Fi.
I switched to Ubuntu and I am getting the same problem..and I am using my neighbors wifi and I cant even get the driver to start when I run it...it says..
Not connected to a connection
and it says that I only have a wired connection or VPN network as an option..I need a way to access my wifi as simply as possible..
@TProductions But how can u if u don't have wifi driver...if u go on windows xp and get Internet u can search your card and linux driver and than put it in a USB and bring it over to your ubuntu...and see the commands to install it..or it may have a simple insulation
Mint and Ubuntu miss many WiFi drivers. I have a laptop with a broadcom wireless and neither distro contained the firmware for the device. Manjaro, an arch based Linux version does contain more broad com wireless firmware and also does better configuring video cards like ast and nvidea. I have used mint Ubuntu and about 10 other distros and manjaro blows them all out both in speed and stability. But for mint or ubuntu I was able to install b43-fwcutter which is the software you can use to then extract your firmware for you BC.
Here is more
Wireless fix
$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
$ wget http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
$ tar xf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
$ cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/
$ sudo b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
$ sudo modprobe b43
$ su echo "b43" >> /etc/modules
Justmake sure you have the correct bz2 from broadcom
When I saw that...I have no freaking Idea what you just said iamk2....I dont know how to use terminal and the one function that was from earlier didnt work....
ALL I WANT IS AN INSTALLER FOR LINUX MINT WITH THE DRIVER ABLE TO BE INSTALLED AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE!!!
I mean geez...can it really be that hard to get on the internet?