You could at least pop the cover off the bottom over the mPCI card and see if anything is cooked. Find out if it is just the card or not.
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed Ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop with a broadcom 43xx > wireless > card. When I tried to start the wireless connection I heard a > pop and > the laptop stopped working. There was a bunch of white crud on > the hole > over the fan after blowing out with compressed air the laptop > works but > the wireless is dead under windows and haven't tried under > linux again. > Everything else seems to work. Has anybody else had problems > with > ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop with a broadcom 43xx wireless? > When I get some money I will take it down to Mr O. at work > and see > what can be done. > Jim K > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
