Re: WiFi FC3, laptop

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On Thu, 2004-11-25 at 17:14 +0100, php4u wrote:
> Well, Linuxant was not the answer (yet). I also tried ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net) with the same results. It appears I am having difficulty obtaining the correct driver for the card I have.
> 
> lspci = 
> -----------------------
> [rbrown@mothership ~]$ sudo /sbin/lspci
> Password:
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge [IGP 340M] (rev 02)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M]
> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
> 00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV]
> 00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
> 00:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
> 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6912 Cardbus Controller
> 00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
> 00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
> 00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
> 00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
> 00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4)
> 00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
> 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M
> [rbrown@mothership ~]$ 
> -------------------------
> I have tried looking for the correct driver for the Broadcom BCM4306, and found two, but when trying to install them, I get the same result; incorrect driver. ???
> 
> Any similar situations folks have encountered? All suggestions greatly appreciated!
> 
> thanks again
> Ralph
> p.s. Happy Thanksgiving 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org
> 

Ralph,

In reading the ndiswrapper wiki other people have had success using the
Dell Broadcom driver with ndiswrapper on other brands of laptops.  Give
that a try.

Best,

Steve



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