finally … i had my wifi and NIC worked (in slackware 13.1 64) last night after days of trying. as i mentioned in my previous post, i finally use dell inspiron 14r (n4010) and slackware 13.1 as it’s OS. i bought it without any preinsttalled OS, but the seller installed a evaluation copy of windows 7 which has to be activated within 30 days.

if you using dell inspiron 14r and consider to install slackware 13.1 you can read this post and try it, no guarantee that this will work on your system though since dell’s hardware can be different even for the same model.
ethernet card (NIC):
first we have to know the enemy, like sun tzu’s saying in his arts of war, if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. for now you do know that you are using dell inspiron 14r and slackware 13.1 as its OS, but the enemy is still unknown, so lets spy on them. Continue reading “wake up, dont be such a slack …”