lspci only showed that one: ~ $ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650/M650 Host (rev 80) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS962 [MuTIOL Media IO] LPC Controller (rev 25) 00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2/3 SMBus controller 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 IDE Controller 00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0) 00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0) 00:03.0 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.1 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.2 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91) 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter I the driver manager window appears but there is nothing in it. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Yeah.... I was thinking that it is a wired driver. As for a hardware > switch I don't see one. HOw do I open the restricted drivers? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> here is the entire output of 'sudo lshw': >> >> rosella-inspiron-1000 >> description: Notebook >> product: Inspiron 1000 >> vendor: Dell Computer Corp. >> version: Not Specified >> serial: F7R2251 >> width: 32 bits >> capabilities: smbios-2.31 dmi-2.31 smp-1.4 smp >> configuration: boot=oem-specific chassis=notebook cpus=1 >> uuid=44454C4C-3700-1052-8032-C6C04F323531 >> *-core >> description: Motherboard >> product: Inspiron 1000 >> vendor: Quanta Computer >> physical id: 0 >> serial: CUZ4B44624���������������������� >> *-firmware >> description: BIOS >> vendor: Dell Computer Corp. >> physical id: 1 >> version: A06 (Q3B01) >> date: 11/05/2004 >> size: 110KiB >> capacity: 448KiB >> capabilities: pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot >> bootselect edd int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial >> int17printer int10video acpi usb agp biosbootspecification netboot >> *-cpu >> description: CPU >> product: Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.20GHz >> vendor: Intel Corp. >> physical id: 5 >> bus info: cpu@0 >> version: 15.2.9 >> slot: Socket 478/423 >> size: 2200MHz >> capacity: 2200MHz >> width: 32 bits >> capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae >> mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse >> sse2 ss ht tm pbe pebs bts cid xtpr >> configuration: id=0 >> *-cache >> description: L2 cache >> physical id: 9 >> slot: L2 Cache >> size: 8KiB >> capacity: 1MiB >> capabilities: burst internal write-back >> *-memory >> description: System Memory >> physical id: f >> slot: System board or motherboard >> size: 512MiB >> capacity: 3GiB >> *-bank:0 >> description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous >> physical id: 0 >> slot: DIMM1 >> size: 256MiB >> width: 64 bits >> *-bank:1 >> description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous >> physical id: 1 >> slot: DIMM2 >> size: 256MiB >> width: 64 bits >> *-pci >> description: Host bridge >> product: 650/M650 Host >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 100 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 >> version: 80 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> configuration: driver=agpgart-sis latency=64 >> resources: irq:0 memory:e0000000-e3ffffff >> *-pci >> description: PCI bridge >> product: AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master >> resources: ioport:9000(size=4096) memory:e4300000-e43fffff >> memory:e8000000-efffffff >> *-display UNCLAIMED >> description: VGA compatible controller >> product: 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 0 >> bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: pm agp agp-2.0 vga_controller cap_list >> configuration: latency=0 >> resources: memory:e8000000-efffffff >> memory:e4300000-e431ffff ioport:9000(size=128) >> *-isa >> description: ISA bridge >> product: SiS962 [MuTIOL Media IO] LPC Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 >> version: 25 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: isa bus_master >> configuration: latency=0 >> *-serial >> description: SMBus >> product: SiS961/2/3 SMBus controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 2.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> configuration: driver=sis96x_smbus latency=0 >> resources: irq:0 ioport:8100(size=32) >> *-ide >> description: IDE interface >> product: 5513 IDE Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 2.5 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.5 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: ide bus_master >> configuration: driver=pata_sis latency=128 >> resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 >> ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:2800(size=16) >> *-communication UNCLAIMED >> description: Modem >> product: AC'97 Modem Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 2.6 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.6 >> version: a0 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm generic cap_list >> configuration: latency=173 maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 >> resources: ioport:1000(size=256) ioport:2400(size=128) >> *-multimedia >> description: Multimedia audio controller >> product: SiS7012 AC'97 Sound Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 2.7 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.7 >> version: a0 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=snd_intel8x0 latency=173 maxlatency=11 >> mingnt=52 >> resources: irq:18 ioport:1400(size=256) ioport:2480(size=128) >> *-usb:0 >> description: USB controller >> product: USB 1.1 Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 3 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0 >> version: 0f >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64 maxlatency=80 >> resources: irq:20 memory:e4000000-e4000fff >> *-usb:1 >> description: USB controller >> product: USB 1.1 Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 3.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1 >> version: 0f >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64 maxlatency=80 >> resources: irq:21 memory:e4001000-e4001fff >> *-usb:2 >> description: USB controller >> product: USB 2.0 Controller >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 3.2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm ehci bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=64 maxlatency=80 >> resources: irq:23 memory:e4002000-e4002fff >> *-network >> description: Ethernet interface >> product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet >> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >> physical id: 4 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0 >> logical name: eth0 >> version: 91 >> serial: 00:11:43:38:5e:9d >> size: 100Mbit/s >> capacity: 100Mbit/s >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical >> tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation >> configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes >> driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 duplex=full >> ip=192.168.0.20 latency=173 link=yes maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 multicast=yes >> port=MII speed=100Mbit/s >> resources: irq:19 ioport:1800(size=256) >> memory:e4003000-e4003fff memory:28000000-2801ffff >> *-pcmcia >> description: CardBus bridge >> product: PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller >> vendor: Texas Instruments >> physical id: a >> bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 >> mingnt=192 >> resources: irq:17 memory:e4004000-e4004fff >> ioport:1c00(size=256) ioport:2000(size=256) memory:20000000-23ffffff >> memory:24000000-27ffffff >> *-scsi:0 >> physical id: 0 >> logical name: scsi0 >> capabilities: emulated >> *-disk >> description: ATA Disk >> product: FUJITSU MHT2040A >> vendor: Fujitsu >> physical id: 0.0.0 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 >> logical name: /dev/sda >> version: 0022 >> serial: NN50T4B18RB2 >> size: 37GiB (40GB) >> capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos >> configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 >> signature=0009a4f7 >> *-volume:0 >> description: EXT4 volume >> vendor: Linux >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1 >> logical name: /dev/sda1 >> logical name: / >> version: 1.0 >> serial: 855a98e9-8dd8-4b7e-90a7-6412c7ddd862 >> size: 36GiB >> capacity: 36GiB >> capabilities: primary bootable journaled >> extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 >> ext2 initialized >> configuration: created=2014-12-25 10:19:19 >> filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2014-12-25 12:42:30 >> mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered >> mounted=2014-12-25 12:42:30 state=mounted >> *-volume:1 >> description: Extended partition >> physical id: 2 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2 >> logical name: /dev/sda2 >> size: 445MiB >> capacity: 445MiB >> capabilities: primary extended partitioned >> partitioned:extended >> *-logicalvolume >> description: Linux swap / Solaris partition >> physical id: 5 >> logical name: /dev/sda5 >> capacity: 445MiB >> capabilities: nofs >> *-scsi:1 >> physical id: 2 >> logical name: scsi1 >> capabilities: emulated >> *-cdrom >> description: DVD reader >> product: CDRW/DVD SBW242C >> vendor: QSI >> physical id: 0.0.0 >> bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0 >> logical name: /dev/cdrom >> logical name: /dev/sr0 >> version: UQ81 >> capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd >> configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc >> *-battery >> description: Lithium Ion Battery >> product: Sanyo 60S6701 >> vendor: Sanyo 60S6701 >> physical id: 1 >> slot: System Battery Bay >> capacity: 650000mWh >> configuration: voltage=14.8V >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> In my search I happened upon this page: >>> >>> http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis900.c >>> >>> >>> is this something I need to compile? do I save it as a c file and then >>> make, make install it? Where do I save the compiled program? >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm putting Linux Mint 17.1 On a friends Inspiron 1000 and it isn't >>>> seeing the wireless. Does anyone have any experience with this? Could >>>> someone help? >>>> this is all I can figure to do: >>>> sudo lshw >>>> --snip-- >>>> *-network >>>> description: Ethernet interface >>>> product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet >>>> vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] >>>> physical id: 4 >>>> bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0 >>>> logical name: eth0 >>>> version: 91 >>>> serial: 00:11:43:38:5e:9d >>>> size: 100Mbit/s >>>> capacity: 100Mbit/s >>>> width: 32 bits >>>> clock: 33MHz >>>> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical >>>> tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation >>>> configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes >>>> driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 duplex=full >>>> ip=192.168.0.20 latency=173 link=yes maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 multicast=yes >>>> port=MII speed=100Mbit/s >>>> resources: irq:19 ioport:1800(size=256) >>>> memory:e4003000-e4003fff memory:28000000-2801ffff >>>> --snip-- >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>> >>> >> >