[NTLUG:Discuss] Ubuntu and the Airport Extreme

Will Senn will_senn at comcast.net
Mon Mar 7 10:13:27 CST 2005


All,

Anyone using Ubuntu with their Powerbooks (I just installed it)? 
Everything's cool, dual boot and everything... except, I can't get the 
Airport Extreme working and I hate to drag cat5 around. I googled and 
everything seemed to indicate that Qualcomm hadn't 'opened' their spec. 
Ubuntu is somewhat religious about Open, for instance, you have to 
install your own choice of JDK because their isn't a 'free' 
implementation that the Ubuntu guys/gals are comfortable with. Ubuntu is 
Debian based so, I would guess that a Debian PPC driver for Airport 
would work...

Suggestions and comments appreciated.

Thanks,

Will




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