[LBo] Re: Re: Broadcom ndiswrapper

[Anerobe]

Ray wrote:

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anerobe <anerobe at yahoo.com>
> To: QnA at LinuxBasics.org
> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:15:12 -0500
> Subject: [LBo] Re: Broadcom ndiswrapper
> 
>> Billy Pollifrone wrote:
>> 
>> > Anerobe wrote:
>> >> Anerobe wrote:
>> >> For example, my wireless PCM card has a Broadcom chip which requires
>> >> ndiswrapper to function. If I boot from a live cd (not iso), I've
>> yet to
>> >> find a distro which will easily configure my wireless card. But when
>> I
>> >> run
>> > 
>> > Is it a 4318 Air force one? I had to download a set of firmware off
>> the
>> > net because Compaq's driver shipped with the laptop was junk. It
>> > sometimes failed in Windows. I used to use Mepis, but now have found
>> > Kubuntu Edgy to support everything including my multimedia buttons
>> out
>> > of the box and the card with a download from one of the ubuntu
>> forums.
>> 
>> Mine is a 4306 (or 94306) sold as a Linksys PCM card. It's a major
>> hurdle to
>> change/upgrade distros once I get it working ::)
> 
> I had my own struggle with the broadcom 43xx. my solution also was kubuntu
> edgy and ndiswrapper (details here
> http://mail.linuxbasics.org/pipermail/qna/2006-November/004293.html don't
> change interfaces file)
> Ray

FWIW, PCLinuxOS just issued RC1 livecd for the 0.94 release, and I had my
Broadcom 94306 up an running w/WPA in just minutes. The official release is
expected at month end.

Don't be put off by the .94 designation. Texstar's .94 release betters many
distros now at v6.x ;-)