On Sat, July 29, 2006 12:10 am, Don Gould wrote: > On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 23:54 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: >> On Fri, July 28, 2006 11:48 pm, Don Gould wrote: >> > On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 21:46 +1200, Adrian Robertson wrote: >> >> To get the bcm43xx driver working you need to download the firmware >> from >> >> http://svit.epfl.ch/stuff/wl_apsta.o and then use bcm43xx-fwcutter to >> >> extract it to /lib/firmware/ >> >> >> > >> > Ok, did that... now what? just reboot? or do I need to instmod? >> >> Don, when will you get it in your fucking head that this is NOT windows. >> rebooting is not a fix. > > Hummm.... reboot does seem to work some times. > >> You have been told a zillion bloody times to try >> the bcm43xx module. > > Man calm down.... that's exactly what I've been doing for the past hour! > > >> >> man modprobe > > > modprobe is a wrapper for the a bunch of mod commands AIUI... > > I did a insmod bcm43xx and it's given an error... >
yes, the error is important, if you want help, post the error. With cut and paste please, not your own version of the spelling. modprobe often gives better results IME. > I've just been googleing see: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg46637.html > > But I don't fully understand what they're saying... > > I suspect I'm being told that I need to recompile a kernel now with > other bits in it... > > Man, I stuff up getting this HP laptop. Should have done a little more > research first, thou with HP being such a big oss supporter I'm really > supprised they're not paying for the production of 'drivers' and making > this process much easier - AFAICT it is not an HP chip, it is a broadcom chip isn't it? > if you know anyone at HP, you might like to > pass on my thought that it's time I switched to IBM perhaps :) IBM haven't made laptops for a few years now.
