On 1/22/06, jack wallen <jlwallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > had to go into the driver settings to find anything out. looks like the driver > was made by broadcom - so i'm assuming it's a broadcom chip. of course that > means there's no support with linux right? Well, there is a open source project that may help you: http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ You may try and see if it works for you. Regards, Fabio On 1/22/06, jack wallen <jlwallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > had to go into the driver settings to find anything out. looks like the driver > was made by broadcom - so i'm assuming it's a broadcom chip. of course that > means there's no support with linux right? > > On Sunday January 22 2006 3:21 am, John Summerfied wrote: > > > jack wallen wrote: > > > On Sunday January 22 2006 1:00 am, John Summerfied wrote: > > >>jack wallen wrote: > > >>>i've been searching everwhere and can't find if FC4 (or 5) supports this > > >>>card. has anyone any experience with this? > > >> > > >>What does lspci show? > > > > > > not sure yet. this is for an install on my girlfriend's daughter's > > > computer. she wants to use linux but her computer has to use a wireless > > > network card (the one i'm asking about). can't afford to buy a new card > > > so i was hoping to find out if this card would work in FC4. i've searched > > > but haven't found anything saying yeah or nay yet. > > > > We can't tell you until we know what's in the card. You could boot > > Knoppix to find out, or in Windows: > > Start/Settings/Network Connections > > Choose the wireless card, right-click, properties > > Choose General/Configure > > It well tell you stuff about the card. Windows says of my card, > > "Orinocco" (the brand) and "Agere Systems" (the chipset manufacturer, > > way more important then the brand) abd Driver/Driver details says "Lucent." > > > > The printing on the outside of the card says "Wavelan," more recent ones > > say "Orinocco." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers > > John > > > > -- spambait > > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ > > > > do not reply off-list > > -- > jack wallen, jr. > get those pantz off > www.monkeypantz.net > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > >
