--- 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