Kernel 2.6.20 and bcm43xx module
I have never used the bcm43xx module to run a broadcom chipset wireless card and have a few quick questions:
If I do a 'modprobe bcm43xx' as root, is that all I need to do to get my 'ethX' interface to show up? Is there anymore configuration needed? At boot up I get this when the wireless card is found: Code:
bcm43xx driver I have never used a broadcom based wireless card with native linux drivers and always used Nidswrapper. I found a few bits of information on this topic on google, but none seem to apply to this. They all talk about setting up this chipset with ndiswrapper and not as a native driver. This is all new to me. Thanks ahead of time! Alk3 |
In my search for a solution, I found these links/docs...
Patches for bcm43xx: Index of /kernel/patches/2.6.20 Which should I use? Also: "The real fix for BCM4311 and BCM4312" https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/b...ry/003867.html Am I on to something? Suggestions? Alk3 |
I have the firmware, the NIC shows up as wlan0- and ndiswrapper isn't installed. I try to connect to an AP and I try to enter the essid and its a no go. My AP name is "ByteMe" and I can only enter in lowercase and up to 5 characters, so: "bytem"
What is my problem? The driver is loaded and the hardware is recognized, what else is there? Alk3 |
to get my card running (2.6.18 kernel) i had to blacklist bcm43xx and use ndiswrapper with the driver from the list on the ndiswrapper site. not qutie sure if this is what you were aiming to do but its the only way i could get mine to work.
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Thanks for your reply, but if I was going to use ndiswrapper I would not be posting about this issue. I have ndiswrapper working on it right now and I have the card working natively. I have a small problem left and that is it. I am having a problem setting my ssid in order to connect to my WLAN. I am also on the debian laptop mailing list and here is my latest post:
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bump. I am subscribed to the Debian laptop mailing list and seem to be drawing blanks from it. No one seems to know what the issue is...
Anyone have an idea!?!?!? |
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