I've recently imaged a laptop with a Debian 5.0, and it doesn't appear to be detecting the wifi adapter. The image was originally from a different laptop, so maybe this is part of the problem.
How do I install the drivers for the card? Furthermore, I'm not even sure what the adapter model is (all I know is that the previous Windows XP install used Intel wifi drivers), so is there a way to find out the chipset model number? Also to make matters worse, there's no model number on the case – other than "Phillips Freevents".
Best Answer
To know what driver to look for here is a simple way:
lspciin a shell and look for the closest thing.lsusb.