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On Saturday 04 August 2007 01:40:30 pm Matthew R. Lee wrote: |
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> On Saturday 04 August 2007 12:59, Mick wrote: |
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> > On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote: |
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> > > I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work. |
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> > > The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea |
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> > > The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1) |
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> > > I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page: |
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> > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx |
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> > > |
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> > > The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel |
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> > > linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4) |
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> > > |
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> > > Under |
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> > > Device Drivers --> |
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> > > Network device support --> |
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> > > Wireless LAN drivers |
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> > > "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear. |
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> > > Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason? Do I need to |
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> > > enable some other option in order to make this option available? I |
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> > > have enabled the PCI express support. |
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> > > |
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> > > Any clues would be most welcome |
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> > |
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> > Try: |
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> > |
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> > Location: |
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> > -> Device Drivers |
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> > -> Network device support |
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> > -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) |
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> > -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) |
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> > -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension |
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> > -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m]) |
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> It's not there, it's not on the list |
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> I have Network device support and Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & |
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> Wireless Extension checked |
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> -- |
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> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% |
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> Dr. Matthew R. Lee |
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> CASEB & ECIM |
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> Departamento de Ecologia, |
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> P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, |
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> Alameda 340, Santiago. |
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> CP 6513677 |
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> CHILE |
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> matt@××××××××××.org |
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> mlee@×××××××.cl |
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> URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org |
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> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% |
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It's in the later versions of the kernel. I've been using 2.6.22.1 with zero |
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problems... bcm43xx included. |
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Cheers. |
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