look back in the archive a little, you will find a detailed list of instructions that i posted. here it is i think http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2007-July/004985.html
On 7/10/07, Larry Finger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eddy Zhu wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am a newbie to Linux world. I have successfully installed Fedora 6.0 > > in my compaq presario laptop. But my wireless card doesn't seem to > > work. I have already spent hours researched online but I can't get a > > complete instructions step by step on installing a driver for bcm4318. > > > > Please kindly post a complete step by step installation instruction on > > how to download and install the bcm43xx driver in Fedora 6.0 O.S. > > Under Linux, it is important to list your kernel version in addition to your > distro version for two > reasons. Firstly, there are so many distros that one cannot remember what > each one includes. > Secondly, the kernel may have been updated independently of the distro. For > example, I'm running the > x86-64 version of openSUSE 10.2 for which the standard kernel is 2.6.18; > however, I'm running kernel > 2.6.22. You use the command 'uname -r' (without the quotes) to get the kernel > version. > > As stated above, I'm not a Fedora user and I may get some of the following > wrong. > > Have you installed the firmware for your bcm43xx card? If not, you will need > to do the following as > root: > > Find your Windows driver. It will likely be named bcmwl5.sys. > > Issue the following commands: > > yum install bcm43xx-fwcutter > bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware XXXXXX.sys > > where XXXXXX is replaced by the path and name of your Windows driver. > > If you send your kernel version, we will be able to get you the rest of the > way. > > Larry > > _______________________________________________ > Bcm43xx-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev > -- Brennan Ashton Bellingham, Washington "The box said, 'Requires Windows 98 or better'. So I installed Linux" _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
