Re: [Fwd: Re: Help with Dell 1150 wireless card in Dell 5100]

[Chris Kacoroski <kacoroski@comcast.net>]

Hi,

Figured out the problem after checking out the ndiswrapper site.  The 
dell 5100's do not turn on the radio part of the card until you press 
Fn-F2.  Amazing how one keystroke can make all the difference.

Chris Kacoroski wrote:
> Well, I went to the library tonight and the card would not work under 
> mandrake 10 (it used to) or debian even though it shows up in wavemon. I 
> am going to see if I can swap cards with a person at work as I suspect a 
> hardware problem (either the card or the antenna in the laptop.
>
> ski