On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 10:09:54AM -0800, Alan Crandall wrote: > X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 > Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:09:54 -0800 > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > From: Alan Crandall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] laptop > > At 09:14 AM 4/1/2006, you wrote: > >I have a similar laptop, mine is the 5002 wlmi, and it too uses a turion > >64 CPU. Mine came with windows XP (32 bit version, not 64!), didnt yours > >come with windows? > > yes xp pro > > > >I had a lot of trouble getting my wifi working. there are a few factors > >that make things more difficult (like trying to use the windows 32 bit > >driver with 64 bit OS (ubuntu breezy AMD64)). You will likely need > >ndiswrapper to load your windows wifi adapter driver. If you are using a > >64 bit OS, things will get more complicated, unless your computer > >shipped with a 64 bit driver. I experimented with 6 different drivers, > >until I found one that worked. > had a friend in New jersey install mandriva and he also could not get > ndiswrapper to work > but then he was getting pressed for time.Should I be looking for a > windows dll file to wrap ? NO. it wont be a dynamicly linked library. it will be a .sys and a .inf file (and possibly others, but those 2 are required). Mine is a broadcom 4318 (i think...), there are other broadcom wifi chips (4306 is common also). You will need the right one for your device, and it will need to be 32 bit if your using a 32 bit OS, and 64 bit for 64 bit OS. You will also need a current version of ndiswrapper (possibly other things too...) Generally speaking using a 32 bit OS is going to be easier to get this going... I spent a week trying to get my 64 bit working with wireless, a couple hours with the 32 bit version of Ubuntu.
Jamie > any chance of some help at my place installing ? > will be leaving early Monday,probaly to the east coast > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
