That's a nice HowTo for Ubunto (and Debian). We could have used it 
yesterday (doh! for not looking there), as Preston's HowTo is 
(understandably) Fedora-centric. I particularly like step #3:
apt-get install build-essential fakeroot linux-headers-`uname -r`
Cool.

Indeed, Ubunto is getting rave reviews. There were many positive 
impressions of it at the IF yesterday (mine included), and I can't think 
of a single negative aspect that anyone voiced. It also seemed to be the 
most popular, as far as number of installs. Bryan - will you be sharing 
numbers (stats) on that?

I too strongly encourage anyone who's interested to give it a test 
drive. I'm installing it (instead of Debian) along side of Fedora 3.

Derek Neighbors wrote:

> I have a Dell Latitude D505 with a broadcom.  I installed Ubuntu and
> virtually everything was recognized out of the box except for the
> wireless card.  I followed the how-to they provide (took about 5
> minutes) and viola working wireless.
> 
> If you are running a desktop or mobile computer I strongly suggest
> Ubuntu.  Plus, Veronica Mars mentioned Ubuntu on national television as
> being better than OS X.  Which means it must be cool. ;)
> 
> NDIS Ubuntu FAQ
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/SetupNdiswrapperHowto/
> 
> -D
> 
> Eric "Shubes" wrote:
> 
>>While at the ASULUG Installfest today, a participant dug up a document
>>that Preston Lee, of the ASULUG, put together about a year ago,
>>describing how to install ndiswrapper and the unmentionable drivers for
>>those pesky chipsets (Broadcom, etal) which have no Linux support
>>(drivers) from their makers. If you're unfortunate enough to have one of
>>these devices, this document should be a big help with getting your
>>wireless device up and running, albeit without the full functionality of
>>the device.
>>
>>The pdf and tex forms of the document can be found at
>>http://lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0405&L=asulug&P=R10679&I=-3
>>A good reference to keep handy for installfests.
>>Thanks to Preston and our "sister" LUG!
> 


-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

 
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