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Zorin 9 and Win XP

DoubleDave

Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:12:47 pm

I downloaded the recent version of Zorin along side my XP OS. Since running Zorin I notice it will not stay connected to the internet via wired connection, it will disconnect after about 15 mins and not reconnect again. I have to reboot the system and the process starts all over again. I can't even get a wireless connection no drivers being displayed. I go into software & updates, additional drivers there is only one driver visible whether it's correct or not I don't no. It shows a Broadcom Corp: Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card, the bottom of the screen with the blue dot has ---Using Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA Wireless driver source from bcmvwl---Kernel-source (proprietary) not sure what this means. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Dave

madvinegar

Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:52:50 pm

Can you please open terminal (ctrl+alt+T) and post back here the results of the following commands:

lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
sudo lshw -c network
lsmod

DoubleDave

Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:07:21 pm

If this is what meant following commands:
david@david-ME051:~$

DoubleDave

Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:16:49 pm

lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01c9]
Kernel driver in use: b44
02:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card [1028:0005]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
david@david-ME051:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for david:

DoubleDave

Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:23:09 pm

This info is listed when the internet does not disconnect which will happen again real soon. It seems to lose the connection as if the driver is no longer listed there or supported and that's the wired network not wireless. I have no idea how to connect wireless with this new OS. It's mind boggling to say the lease....hopefully these are the right commands listed above.

Thanks,
David

DoubleDave

Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:20:26 pm

I'm noticing now that when I run a software update while connected to the internet via hardwired the system disconnects on me and then I have to reboot...I really need help with this issue or I may do reinstall not sure...

David