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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:06:18
Message-Id: 200708041800.07973.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311 by "Matthew R. Lee"
1 On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
2 > I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
3 > The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
4 > The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
5 > I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page:
6 > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
7 >
8 > The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel
9 > linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)
10 >
11 > Under
12 > Device Drivers -->
13 > Network device support -->
14 > Wireless LAN drivers
15 > "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.
16 > Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason? Do I need to enable
17 > some other option in order to make this option available? I have enabled
18 > the PCI express support.
19 >
20 > Any clues would be most welcome
21
22 Try:
23
24 Location:
25 -> Device Drivers
26 -> Network device support
27 -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
28 -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
29 -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension
30 -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m])
31
32
33 --
34 Regards,
35 Mick

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