On Dec 13, 10:13 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > So I'm working on this laptop that came with XP installed. I'm trying > different distros, and trying to get the wifi to connect. (Under the > Windows Device Manager, it only says the wifi is a "Broadcom 802.11g", > nothing else.) Every distro works, but the only ones that see the > wifi and configure it immediately are Ubuntu and Crunchbang (Ubuntu > with a smaller memory footprint). Even Fedora didn't see it, and it > usually is pretty good about that. Puppy had no clue it was there at > all, multiple scans turned up nothing.
> So, if I wipe XP, it looks like Ubuntu or Crunchbang will go on the > machine. But before I do, how can I tell if they are using Linux > native drivers or a wrapper? If it's a wrapper, I can't delete XP > from the machine because then it won't work. How can I tell what's > going on under the hood? Even I have a broadcom module. Broadcom is not supported by gnu/linux because of proprietary issues. The only way you can use it is by using a wrapper. you can use it even after after removing xp. You just need the windows driver for the wifi card. you can use b43-fwcutter to get the driver from the windows driver file. I think then you need ndiswrapper or something to install the driver. There are lots of tutorials available, that can help you install the broadcom module on linux. Also check out http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 . Ubuntu does the above for you automatically. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
