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Ok heres the deal. I've got a Dell Inspiron 1100. After doing some research I got the Broadcom drivers (a tar ball and an rpm package).

At the command line (as root - at root) I issued the following command:

rpm - ivh bcm5700-6.2.17-1.src.rpm

Ok now that did something.

Then, when I cd to /usr/src/redhat just like the README file says that came with the drivers, and issue the command:

rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec

Redhat comes back saying -bb: unknown option

So now what do I do? I couldn't get rpmbuild to work either. Redhat says bash: rpmbuild: command not found

Any suggestions?

Were you full root? Is rpmbuild installed?To change to the root account, use these commands from your user account. Note the change in the prompt.

Code:

[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su -

Password: 

[root@tinwhistle root]#

rpmquery --all | grep -i rpmbuild

# Guides to software management
LNAG - How do I install a program I downloaded from the Internet?
Rute Guide's software explanation
You might want to check out CheckInstall to manage source code installations/uninstallation

# Red Hat links
Red Hat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
Red Hat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Red Hat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Red Hat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network
Manage software:
redhat-config-packages

# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project