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From: Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:07:50
Message-Id: 200708041400.30053.mcbrides9@comcast.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311 by "Matthew R. Lee"
1 On Saturday 04 August 2007 01:40:30 pm Matthew R. Lee wrote:
2 > On Saturday 04 August 2007 12:59, Mick wrote:
3 > > On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
4 > > > I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
5 > > > The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
6 > > > The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
7 > > > I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page:
8 > > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
9 > > >
10 > > > The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel
11 > > > linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)
12 > > >
13 > > > Under
14 > > > Device Drivers -->
15 > > > Network device support -->
16 > > > Wireless LAN drivers
17 > > > "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.
18 > > > Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason? Do I need to
19 > > > enable some other option in order to make this option available? I
20 > > > have enabled the PCI express support.
21 > > >
22 > > > Any clues would be most welcome
23 > >
24 > > Try:
25 > >
26 > > Location:
27 > > -> Device Drivers
28 > > -> Network device support
29 > > -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
30 > > -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
31 > > -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension
32 > > -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m])
33 >
34 > It's not there, it's not on the list
35 > I have Network device support and Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) &
36 > Wireless Extension checked
37 > --
38 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
39 > Dr. Matthew R. Lee
40 > CASEB & ECIM
41 > Departamento de Ecologia,
42 > P. Universidad Catolica de Chile,
43 > Alameda 340, Santiago.
44 > CP 6513677
45 > CHILE
46 >
47 > matt@××××××××××.org
48 > mlee@×××××××.cl
49 >
50 > URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org
51 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
52
53 It's in the later versions of the kernel. I've been using 2.6.22.1 with zero
54 problems... bcm43xx included.
55
56 Cheers.
57
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