[NTLUG:Discuss] Broadcom wireless working for me - fyi

[phrostie]

i have a HP Pavilion dv5000, that i've been running debian on for a couple
years now.  i did the "install_bcm43xx_firmware" thing and it worked great
right up until my last update a few days ago.  

up till the update/upgrade i was running a 2.6.22-3-amd64 #1 SMP kernel.
i upgraded to the new kernel which was a 2.6.24-1-amd64.  it has a built in
bc43 driver and at first it would say that it found it, but then it would say
that it had a bad address and die.

i had to go back to the older kernel.


--- Dennis Kaptain <dkaptain@> wrote:

> Steve,
> YES! I'd love some details. Several months ago I bought a HP Pavillion and
> had to return it because I could not get the wireless networking working. I
> tried every approach I could find with no luck.
> Exactly what model computer do you have and what distribution are you using? 
> 
> Also, please tell me more about install_bcm43xx_firmware. I'm using the
> fedora 8 distro and although I have bcm32xx_fwcutter installed, I have never
> heard of install_bcm43xx_firmware. This sounds like just what I needed.
> 
> Thanks
> Dennis Kaptain
> 
> ----- Mensaje original ----
> De: Stephen Davidson <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca>
> Para: NTLUG Discussion List <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Enviado: miércoles, 2 de abril, 2008 19:51:25
> Asunto: [NTLUG:Discuss] Broadcom wireless working for me - fyi
> 
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> Greetings.
> 
> Just an FYI, I've got my Broadcom Wireless working on my HP Pavillion
> Laptop, w/o ndiswrapper.  Definitely working 802.11b mode, not sure yet
> about 802.11g (its a hybrid card).  This email is coming to you over a
> 802.11b network.
> 
> Apparently, due to license issue, the drivers can not be shipped with
> the distros.  Linux, and possibly some of the other distros, provide an
> install script;
> install_bcm43xx_firmware
> which will download and install the appropriate drivers.  Note that this
> ~ script DOES require that you be connected to the internet before
> executing.
> 
> Let me know if you want anymore details.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
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phrostie
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