Norbert Zeh [2010.04.15 1517 -0300]: > Mark [2010.04.13 1542 -0700]: > > Hi, > > > > I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one > > http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell > > Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great > > results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. I'm > > also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) > > but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. > > > I don't know about this particular card, but I got a Dell 1505 (BCM > 4323) to work with the Linux driver available from Broadcom (Google > Broadcom STA linux). This is not an open-source driver. Some part of > it is, another part is a binary blob, but it worked beautifully for me.
A follow-up: The README of the Broadcom STA driver says that the Dell 1490 is supported, but it says it's a bcm4311. Cheers, Norbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100416080837.gf22...@cs.dal.ca