Alan Cox replied as follows: >On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:27:44 -0800 >"Suresh Govindachar" wrote: >> >> In my attempts at replacing Windows on my Dell M6400 laptop >> with [Fedora was missing in OP]-14-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso, >> I have gotten as far as being able to create a live usb >> stick. My next step is to get on the internet via the Dell >> Wireless 1510 Wireless-N WLAN Mini-Card and my "WPA" >> network. >> >> Broadcom offers sources and a library at: >> http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz >> (via http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php ). >> >> I did make on a machine with Linux 2.6.28-18-generic >> #60-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 04:26:47 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux: >> >> ~/tmp/broadcom$ make >> KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` >> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-18-generic' >> LD /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/built-in.o >> CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/shared/linux_osl.o >> CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o >> CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o >> LD [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.o >> Building modules, stage 2. >> MODPOST 1 modules >> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.o >> see include/linux/module.h for more information >> CC /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.mod.o >> LD [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.ko >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-18-generic' >> ~/tmp/broadcom$ >> >> The action for "make install" is: >> >> install -D -m 755 wl.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko >> >> which, I _guess_, is just copying wl.ko and doing >> a "chmod 755 /<path>/wl.ko". >> >> Key requirement: The wireless card works with Win XP and I >> do _not_ want any firmware changes to >> happen to it! >> >> Questions: >> >> 1) Will copying wl.ko to the corresponding directory on >> the [Fedora 14] Live USB be OK (since the build >> happened on Ubuntu 2.6.28-18-generic rather than >> on Fedora-14)? >> >> 2) If copying is OK and if copying and use with or without >> rebooting will _not_ make any changes to the wireless >> card's firmware, what do I do next to get on the WPA >> network and then to the internet? > > My Dell Mini 10 works with 2.6.37 kernels quite happily - just > need to use fwcutter. Found info on fwcutter at http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 I think fwcutter is, essentially, a linux tool that extracts firmware from Windows driver. But why such an indirect approach when Broadcom supports Linux on: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php (such support has existed since October 2008.) "lspci -nn" shows BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n 14e4:4326 (rev01). So, as per the FAQ http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_Is_my_XXX_model_device_supported.3F I googled "14e4 4326" site:cateee.net/lkddb/ and got no hit. > The firmware on all the broadcom cards I have seen is loaded > each time you boot (each OS loading whatever it comes with). Thanks for the info. > For the Ubuntu questions you'd need to ask an Ubuntu list. Sorry if the original post was not clear, but my questions are about wireless access from Live USB of _Fedora_14_. --Suresh -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
