--- Josh Coffman wrote: > > > --- Darrin Chandler > wrote: > > > Craig White wrote: > > > > >On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 16:14 -0700, Darrin > Chandler > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > >>This broadcom card is probably something you've > > had laying around for > > >>ages, and you're just trying to get it to work. > > Josh, this isn't > > >>*really* aimed *directly* at you... (unless it > > applies) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >while I would agree with you, this doesn't > exactly > > help Josh who > > >probably bought this laptop before he was savvy > > about Linux and > > >hardware. > > > > > > > > > > I realize that this may not be Josh's choice, > hence > > the disclaimer. I > > can't really help much with getting it working. > Last > > time I used > > ndiswrapper it worked fine from source (then I got > > disgusted with myself > > and exchanged the wifi card for one with a chipset > > from a vendor with a > > clue). Seems like this is a minor FC5 problem. > > > > -- > > Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users > > Group > > dwchandler@stilyagin.com | > > http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ > > http://www.stilyagin.com/ | > > > > First, my financial cheapness not only inclines me > to > stick with the built in wifi over buying another > card, > it's a lesser part of why I'm linux user now. > > I do understand the source of the mini-rant. I will > be > trying to get the bcm43xx drivers working at some > point. Just don't have time right now. > > I do have ndiswrapper working from cli; installed > either from source or from the livna packages. There > does seem to be some modprobe/kernel module problem > with FC5 other than the non-GPL restriction. It just > doesn't want to setup wlan0 correctly so that > system-network-config or NetworkManager can manage > it. > Both of these worked fine in FC4 with WEP-128. Never > tried wpa with it. > > A new card isn't necessary in my case. This is just > a > nuissance with FC5; which I am otherwise pleased > with. > > ╔══╗ > ║ j≈ > ╚══╝ > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > And yes I bought the latop before I migrated to linux. //not that it matters for the kernel mod prob. ╔══╗ ║ j≈ ╚══╝ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss