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

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