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On Dec 8, 2005, at 12:12 PM, Timothy A. Holmes wrote: |
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> Hi folks: |
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> I think I have become a total Gentoo addict in just under a week: |
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> I am planning to begin a project to convert my laptop to a gentoo |
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> linux |
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> laptop. |
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> It's a gateway model M1675 laptop |
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> It has fairly standard hardware, all of which works nicely under |
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> Ubuntu |
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> Breezy except the wireless card, which is an absolute requirement |
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> Currently (under Ubuntu) I have to run modprobe NDISWRAPPER every so |
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> often to get the wireless card to be recognized, other times, it |
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> recognizes right off the bat when I switch to it) |
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> The card that is in the box identifies under Ubuntu / gnome as a |
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> broadcom bcm4306 802.11b/g wireless LAN |
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> The machine also has standard USB and 1394 ports on it, as well as a |
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> floppy drive in one removable bay, and a CD-RW / DVR drive in the |
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> other |
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> -- all of which seem to work without complaints under Ubuntu |
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> breezy, so |
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> I am guessing that it will work again without complaints under gentoo, |
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> but I need to make sure of this -- this is my primary work laptop, |
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> and I |
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> need to not be offline for super long with it, so I am trying to be |
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> prepared for all the bugs I can in advance. Any suggestions, hints/ |
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> tips |
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> / gottchas that you know of, or have run into would be appreciated. |
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> If possible, I would love to build the broadcom support into the |
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> kernel, |
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> but Ive only built one kernel, and I will probably need some guidance |
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> getting it done correctly. |
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I believe there is not linux drivers for broadcom wifi...you'll still |
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need ndiswrapper. |
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> I can supply any and all specs that are needed at your request, but I |
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> don't know what someone might need to know to help me do this |
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> correctly |
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> yet. |
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> Thanks in advance for your help -- this has been a wonderful |
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> project so |
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> far, and I'm a much better linux admin already for having messed with |
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> Gentoo |
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> TIM |
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> Timothy A. Holmes |
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> IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher |
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> Medina Christian Academy |
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> A Higher Standard... |
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> Jeremiah 33:3 |
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> Jeremiah 29:11 |
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> Esther 4:14 |
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