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From:	"Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch@××××××××.net>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc:	"W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install
Date:	Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:28:25
Message-Id:	`200509272220.55426.jakllsch@kollasch.net`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install by "W.Kenworthy"

1	On Tuesday 27 September 2005 07:40 am, W.Kenworthy wrote:
2	> I am just about to install gentoo on my wifes dell9200 with the broadcom
3	> BCM4309 chipset. However, no wlan0 is created and the chipset is not
4	> detected.
5
6	Um, Broadcom + IEEE 802.11 + Free Unix = no support (unless you're running a
7	Linux 2.4 kernel on the MIPS32-el architecture, and then it's a proprietary
8	binary).
9
10	Jonathan Kollasch
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Subject	Author
Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install	"W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>