[SOLVED] Confused about linux.

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:19 PM

Hi,

That's good. Next step, identifying your NIC (Network Interface Card). I had to go back to the first page of this thread to find it (remembered pixellany had you run the lspci command). Your Wireless card is the following:

Code:

0c:00.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

so we need to get the driver for that card online. In order to download the correct driver you need to run this command:

Code:

lspci -n

and look for the line that holds the code 0c:00.0 and post that line here so we can identify the chipset ID.

Kind regards,

Eric

kamon · 05-01-2010, 04:21 PM

0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:26 PM

Ok, now we got the chipset ID. One question before all else, do you have a Windows computer on which you can unpack the drivers (come in an EXE file). If not then you'll have to install another package first.

Kind regards,

Eric

kamon · 05-01-2010, 04:29 PM

Erm... I have no idea :$

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:33 PM

Hi,

You don't know if you have a computer with Windows on it? Ok, no problem, first run this:

Code:

sudo apt-get install cabextract

when that's installed correctly run the following:

Code:

mkdir drivers
cd drivers
wget ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33008.exe
cabextract sp33008.exe

The first command installs a program you need to extract the cabinet file that comes for Windows. Next with the mkdir command you're creating a directory to keep the driver under your home directory. With the wget command you used previously you'll download the necessary cabinet file. and with the last command you'll extract it.

Please post any errors here (or success for that matter

)

Kind regards,

Eric

pixellany · 05-01-2010, 04:37 PM

This is slightly off-topic to the recent discussion, but:

Out of curiousity, I fired up Fedora 12 and found that they have 2 versions of the Broadcom B43 driver installed by default. The also have some kind of utility available.

See attached file

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:42 PM

Hi pixellany,

I have come across some information that someone could use the b43 driver with the type of NIC that kamon has but that it resulted in slow transfer speed for some processes, so I didn't choose to go that way. I had the same problem with the same type of card on another laptop and only got it to work properly with ndiswrapper. Or should we advice OP to switch to Fedora?

Kind regards,

Eric

kamon · 05-01-2010, 04:45 PM

Sorry I'm just tired now, yes the laptop came with windows vista. I'm half way through that last thing you told me to do

kamon · 05-01-2010, 04:49 PM

I think it was successful

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:52 PM

Hello,

Fantastic! If you want to we can continue tomorrow, since you're tired and I could use some sleep too. If nobody else picks up where I leave of, then you'll see me back here after breakfast.

Kind regards,

Eric

pixellany · 05-01-2010, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricTRA

Hi pixellany,

I have come across some information that someone could use the b43 driver with the type of NIC that kamon has but that it resulted in slow transfer speed for some processes, so I didn't choose to go that way. I had the same problem with the same type of card on another laptop and only got it to work properly with ndiswrapper. Or should we advice OP to switch to Fedora?

Kind regards,

Eric

NO--I just was reporting a data point. I would advise kamon to stay with what you are doing.

kamon · 05-01-2010, 04:57 PM

Yeah I kinda need to move, the room with the ethernet cable (i am learning

) has wooden flooring and i've been lay here for hours! I'll speak to you tomorrow then

Thanks,
Kate.

EricTRA · 05-01-2010, 04:59 PM

Ouch, I can only imagine how much that hurts sitting here in my leather executive chair

Have a good night Kate, talk to you tomorrow.

Kind regards,

Eric

kamon · 05-02-2010, 07:18 AM

Anyone online?

EricTRA · 05-02-2010, 07:24 AM

Hello Kate, good afternoon.

How are you? Well rested and ready for the next round?

Kind regards,

Eric