Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Mark Haney writes: > >> Here's my question, how will the .22 kernel work with an old driver >> setup? Will I still be able to use my broadcom/ndiswrapper combo until >> the new driver is available, or should I just avoid the .22 kernel until >> the driver support is better? > > Unfortuntely, no kernel developer gives a friggin hoot about > ndiswrapper. If it's broken, nobody will really care about it. Sorry. > >> I've read that Fedora and Ubuntu already are using the new driver models >> (or something along those lines) so what's been the experience so far? > > I've done my homework, and use hardware that's supported by native Linux > drivers (Centrino). Since there has not been a .22 kernel errata update > for F7, yet, I haven't yet installed it, but, I have no reasons to > expect any problems with wireless, when I do. > > Such are the benefits of using Linux drivers with Linux, instead of > Windows drivers with Linux. > You know, replies like this really irritate me. Not only do they not answer the question, you get a nice little 'lecture' on 'linux for linux'. Let me see if I can set things straight. I had NO CHOICE in laptops. I got what I was given by the company. I CHOSE to run linux on it since I detest windows and refuse to buy tools when open source options are better. Therefore I was unable to do any 'homework'. Therefore, your comments mean bupkiss to me and probably a lot of other people. They are not helpful and shouldn't waste my bandwidth having to view them. -- Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support
