There are good open source drivers for the atheros wireless chipset, if you end up getting a different adapter. It actually was a factor in my buying a toshiba laptop a couple of years ago. On Tue, March 28, 2006 4:14 pm, 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) > > > If you need ndiswrapper then you're not using free software. If you've > got a binary kernel driver (such as nVidia's) then you're not using free > software. Is this a minor, pedantic point? No! It's important to you, > whether you know it or not! > > When I got into computers in the early 80's I had control of my > computer. As the years went by that slipped away as MS and hardware > vendors did me the "favor" of taking those needless details of out my > hands. As a coder I never appreciated it the way some normal computer > consumers did. > > When I started using Linux ('96?) I felt an elation, because once again > I owned my computer! I bought it, and I should be able to do with it as > I wanted. > > Now vendors are using the same tricks to corrupt Linux. If you're using > ndiswrapper or any binary driver, then you're losing control of the > hardware you bought and paid for. You're supporting vendors which will > not allow open source developers access to the hardware. You are > encouraging proprietary, vendor-only solutions. > > You should care about this! If you buy something and it's not supported > by open source community drivers then take it back to the store! Write a > letter to the vendor telling them how disappointed you are that you > can't use their product due to lack of proper documentation! Don't > settle for having a minor convenience right now. Your freedom to use the > hardware you purchase is at stake. > > > Daniel Brown wrote: > >> You might try purchasing a Orinoco PCMCIA wireless card, I have a >> similar laptop zv5030 and have never been able to get the integrated >> wireless to work. Have had no problem with my using this brand of >> PCMCIA wireless card with Fedora Core 3 & 4. >> Josh Coffman wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I've watched the threads on the fedora list, but >>> nothing seems to have been clarified for me. >>> >>> I'm using and really liking FC5, but the ndiswrapper >>> seems to have taken a step backwards. Or at least >>> something with kernel modules. (the non-gpl thing >>> maybe?) >>> >>> BTW, this is on a pavilion zv5440 with a broadcom >>> 43xx. I will eventually try the bcm43xx driver. >>> >>> Using either the livna ndiswapper packages or >>> compiling from source, I have the same problem. I >>> don't get an entry in modprob.conf unless I amnually >>> enter it. So system-network-config doesn't see >>> ndiswrapper(wlan0) as a type of wireless device it can >>> manage. >>> >>> When I enter "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" in >>> modprob.conf, I can add wlan0 in sys-net-cfg but it >>> can't actually manage it and causes NetwrokManager to >>> lose control of it unless I remove and reinstall >>> ndiswrapper. >>> >>> Anyone understand what is going on and how I could fix >>> it? I'm fine with using cli to manage it, but my >>> family uses it too. >>> >>> >>> ╔══╗ >>> ║ 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > -- > Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group > dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ > http://www.stilyagin.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 > > --------------------------------------------------- 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