Wireless with the ar5B91 chipset

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BrighamKeys

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Iscritto: 02/05/2014

Hey you guys helped me out with my previous wireless driver, so I was hoping that you guys could help me out with installing the driver on my AR5B91 inside my trisquel 6.0.1 installation, any help would be appreciated!

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Chris

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Iscritto: 04/23/2011

It should probably work out of the box. One of two things. Either the system has an on/off button (check the special function keys at the top; they are F1-F12, press FN + the one with a wifi symbol to turn on/off) or a physical on/off switch somewhere on the laptop. This or the on/off button is software controlled and doesn't work and it's off by default. You may have trouble getting a USB wifi adapter to work too if this is the case.

My company has some documentation on it here:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-mini-pcie-and-half-height-cards

You might be able to get it working via above instruction. There is a trick to force it on via tape... but its a pain and not really a good workable solution.

Best thing to do is switch laptops and pay attention to what your buying the next time around.