Dell Latitude D620 WiFi Problem

Hello again to the ever helpful experts on here,

After completing the install and setup on TWO computers, the third - the wife's is now giving me trouble.

Please refresh my memory on the command I use to reveal the system info needed to evaluate my problem...

I have done a complete overwrite of win xp in this machine but need the broadcom commands...

I tried the commands you had given me for the Vostro 1000 hoping they would work on this Dell Latitude D620, but no luck.

Thank you in advance!

Rick

System Info:
tracy-latitude-d620
description: Computer
width: 32 bits
*-core
description: Motherboard
physical id: 0
*-memory
description: System memory
physical id: 0
size: 1019MiB
*-cpu
product: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.14.8
serial: 0000-06E8-0000-0000-0000-0000
size: 1GHz
capacity: 1GHz
width: 32 bits
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon bts aperfmperf pni monitor est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm cpufreq
configuration: id=0
*-logicalcpu:0
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 0.1
width: 32 bits
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 0.2
width: 32 bits
capabilities: logical
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:eff00000-eff7ffff ioport:eff8(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:efec0000-efefffff
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:eff80000-efffffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:43 memory:efebc000-efebffff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:4c000000-4c1fffff ioport:4c200000(size=2097152)
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:efd00000-efdfffff ioport:4c400000(size=2097152)
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=wl latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:efdfc000-efdfffff
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:42 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:efc00000-efcfffff ioport:4c600000(size=2097152)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:09:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:18:8b:a2:66:eb
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.132 firmware=5752-v3.19 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
resources: irq:44 memory:efcf0000-efcfffff
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:20 ioport:bf80(size=32)
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:21 ioport:bf60(size=32)
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:22 ioport:bf40(size=32)
*-usb:3
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 ioport:bf20(size=32)
*-usb:4
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
resources: irq:20 memory:ffa80000-ffa803ff
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: e1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:40000000-47ffffff ioport:48000000(size=67108864)
*-pcmcia
description: CardBus bridge
product: OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
vendor: O2 Micro, Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:03:01.0
version: 40
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=128
resources: irq:18 memory:40000000-40000fff ioport:5000(size=256) ioport:5400(size=256) memory:48000000-4bffffff memory:44000000-47ffffff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
resources: irq:17 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:bfa0(size=16)
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
resources: ioport:10c0(size=32)
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
tracy@tracy-Latitude-D620:~$

Hi.
Even if I would prefer to see the ID of the card just to double ckeck, based on the above info, and more specifically on:

-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=wl latency=0

I see that you have the bcm4311 card (which needs the b43 driver), while you have loaded the wl driver (which creates conflict).
So we need to uninstall the wl driver, and then install the firmware for b43.

Plug an ethernet cable to get internet, open terminal and run the following commands.

Code:

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe -r b43
sudo modprobe b43

Wait for 5 seconds and then see if your wireless is working.
A reboot may be required.

After completing your suggestion, it still had no wifi connectivity....

I did notice that after entering each command- which I did line by line due to it appearing to be separate commands, that it never displayed any verbage indicating it was done. After 30 or so minutes, I restarted the computer which yielded no wifi connection.

On another note, after doing some tweaking of the preferences last night, I have discovered that after initiating the 'shut down' procedure, it appears to shut down, but the screen goes to a solid light blue background.

Thank you in advance for your expert help!

Rick

OK,

After blowing the first attempt to program the code Madvinegar provided, I re-entered it as a single entry, however no magic outcome like with the first machine.

Although I don't understand your comment to "see the ID of the card", or the machine's feedback suggesting I perform something as a ''super user'', I have pulled the latest system info for posting. If there is something else I can provide, PLEASE give detailed instructions and I will comply.

Thank you again.

Rick

tracy@tracy-Latitude-D620:~$ sudo lshw
[sudo] password for tracy:
PCI (sysfs)

tracy-latitude-d620
description: Portable Computer
product: Latitude D620 ()
vendor: Dell Inc.
serial: 4G0B2C1
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4
configuration: boot=normal chassis=portable uuid=44454C4C-4700-1030-8042-B4C04F324331
*-core
description: Motherboard
vendor: Dell Inc.
physical id: 0
serial: .4G0B2C1. .
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Dell Inc.
physical id: 0
version: A08
date: 04/03/2007
size: 64KiB
capacity: 512KiB
capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp smartbattery biosbootspecification netboot
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 400
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.14.8
serial: 0000-06E8-0000-0000-0000-0000
slot: Microprocessor
size: 1667MHz
capacity: 1800MHz
width: 32 bits
clock: 166MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon bts aperfmperf pni monitor est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm cpufreq
configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 id=1 threads=2
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 700
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: internal write-back data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 701
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
clock: 66MHz (15.0ns)
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
*-logicalcpu:0
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.1
width: 32 bits
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.2
width: 32 bits
capabilities: logical
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1000
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 1GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
product: HYMP564S64BP6-C4
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 0
serial: 00002015
slot: DIMM_A
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
product: HYMP564S64BP6-C4
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 1
serial: 04008188
slot: DIMM_B
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:eff00000-eff7ffff ioport:eff8(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:efec0000-efefffff
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:eff80000-efffffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:43 memory:efebc000-efebffff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:4c000000-4c1fffff ioport:4c200000(size=2097152)
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:efd00000-efdfffff ioport:4c400000(size=2097152)
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:efdfc000-efdfffff
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:42 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:efc00000-efcfffff ioport:4c600000(size=2097152)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:09:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:18:8b:a2:66:eb
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.132 firmware=5752-v3.19 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
resources: irq:44 memory:efcf0000-efcfffff
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:20 ioport:bf80(size=32)
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:21 ioport:bf60(size=32)
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:22 ioport:bf40(size=32)
*-usb:3
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 ioport:bf20(size=32)
*-usb:4
description: USB controller
product: NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
resources: irq:20 memory:ffa80000-ffa803ff
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: e1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:40000000-47ffffff ioport:48000000(size=67108864)
*-pcmcia
description: CardBus bridge
product: OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
vendor: O2 Micro, Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:03:01.0
version: 40
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=128
resources: irq:18 memory:40000000-40000fff ioport:5000(size=256) ioport:5400(size=256) memory:48000000-4bffffff memory:44000000-47ffffff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
resources: irq:17 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:bfa0(size=16)
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
resources: ioport:10c0(size=32)
*-scsi:0
physical id: 1
logical name: scsi0
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: SAMSUNG HM080II
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: YE10
serial: S0BRJ30LA26271
size: 74GiB (80GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=00076c15
*-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: ea58435a-6dbd-4020-8100-7d3f289bcb5f
size: 73GiB
capacity: 73GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2014-03-29 22:06:03 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2014-04-01 08:56:28 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2014-04-01 08:56:28 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 1013MiB
capacity: 1013MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 1013MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-scsi:1
physical id: 2
logical name: scsi1
capabilities: emulated
*-cdrom
description: DVD reader
product: CDRW/DVD TSL462D
vendor: TSSTcorp
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: DE01
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-battery
product: DELL PD
vendor: SMP
physical id: 1
slot: Sys. Battery Bay
capacity: 88000mWh
configuration: voltage=11.1V
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:18:f3:84:ae:5c
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.11.0-18-generic firmware=666.2 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
tracy@tracy-Latitude-D620:~$
tracy@tracy-Latitude-D620:~$
tracy@tracy-Latitude-D620:~$

Hi, If you entered the code madvinegar gave you you might have made some errors - the easiest way to enter the code is to have your browser open alongside a Terminal window - best to have each side by side which will mean reducing the size of the Browser window to prevent jumping from one window to the other when you make the other active.

Try to use your mouse and copy and paste the first line of code, press enter, then repeat each step.

Keep us posted!

I am happy to proclaim that I am sending this reply via WIFI!

Thank you both. I'm not sure how, but somehow when I restarted it for the multiple'th time, it magically appeared on the screen. It then took me several more times for it to actually select one of the wireless networks displayed and bring up the login window.

Hopefully this works consistently so I can get my wife back in business with her Pintrest obsession.

I am having an occasional problem with the google chrome window freaking out. When it happens, the whole screen goes crazy, can be scrolled up / down with the mouse, and when you Alt+Tab, it stops during the time the alternate programs window is visible.

The only way I can stop it is a hard shutdown.

Thank you,

Rick

Does this happen only with chrome? What happens if you use firefox?

Lest I forget - 120 blue jewels to madvinegar!

madvinegar wrote:Does this happen only with chrome? What happens if you use firefox?

Not sure, I don't think Firefox is installed.

I will check though.