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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: new install- getting wireless to work
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~(-:
>>
>
>
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