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2008/12/5 Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>: |
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> Beso wrote: |
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>> 2008/12/5 Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>: |
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>>> |
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>>> Joseph Jon Booker wrote: |
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>>>> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:28:03 -0500 |
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>>>> "Mark Haney" <mhaney@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>>>>> Quick question, is it still necessary to patch the 2.6.26 kernel for |
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>>>>> broadcom wireless cards? I've not found a new broadcom driver |
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>>>>> in .26, so I'm hanging on to .25 for now, but I'd like to use .26. |
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>>>>> |
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>>>>> Anyone using it with broadcom cards? How did you set it up? |
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>>>>> |
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>>>> What does `lspci|grep Broadcom` say? I've got 4311 (rev2) and it works |
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>>>> fine on .25 and .26 without patches. |
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>>>> |
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>>> Mine's a 4306. My problem is, I don't see (in .26) the module for the |
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>>> Broadcom cards. I know using my old config from .25 that the card isn't |
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>>> even seen since no module is built. So, how did you get your 4311 |
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>>> working? |
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>>> NDISWRAPPER? |
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>>> |
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>> if i recall well, that chip is not a real 4303, but something like |
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>> 4316. and it doesn't work well with linux. |
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>> try to look on the official bcm43xx site and see what it says there. i |
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>> had a big deal of issues with that |
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>> card and so i've finished by buying a gigabyte one with an atheros |
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>> chipset. |
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>> |
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> |
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> Beso, did you mean it's not a real 4306? (Instead of 4303) If so, my card |
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> works great in linux, I've not had any trouble with it ever. I get |
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> fantastic speeds and it's rock solid stable. |
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> |
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well, some time ago about 6-7 months the 4318 chipsets were being |
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reported as 4303 or 4306 or similar. |
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i've now checked on the bcm43xx site and it seems that is isn't |
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anymore reported in the wrong way, |
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but the chipset is still unsupported. if you have a real 4303 then the |
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supported devices lists it as fully working. |
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sorry, but after i've had a lot of troubles with broadcom boards i've |
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decided to never ever buy that brand, |
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never ever again. i really had too much pain to risk going again with it. |
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as the network stack, i think than the new one (it should be newer one |
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in the kernel) should work better |
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than the mac80211 (i think that i've read that that stack isn't really |
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maintained anymore) and you cannot |
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use new firmwares. |
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dott. ing. beso |
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