At Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:23:40 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:24:00 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > >> I have build b43 as both a kernel module and as a built-in component. >> But neither eth1 nor wlan0 exist for either kernel configuration (eth0 >> is the hardwired ethernet) > > Are you sure this is a B43xx devices, the lspci output doesn't specify? > Some Dells use a different Broadcom card that needs the > net-wireless/broadcom-sta module to be emerged. (I tried Mick's kernel settings, but with no effect). Neil's suggestion to use broadcom-sta was the solution. It took some effort to get the module to build, but was possible. thank you both. allan gottlieb
