> jdd wrote:
> Datum: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:43:27 +0100
> Von: jdd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> An: 
> CC: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [opensuse] openSuse10.3 and bcm4318 - no network found

> Ken Schneider wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> have installed openSuse 10.3 out of the box on a Dell Latitude D410.
> Wireless card with bcm4318 chipset is recognized (modul bcm43xx) and
> configured but doesn't find any wireless network. Have already tried 
> ndiswrapper
> with bcmwl5.inf - same result. Any ideas?
> >> thx,
> >> Michael
> >>
> > 
> > Have you installed bcm43xx-fwcutter and extracted the firmware from the
> > windows driver? The man page should help with the command.
> > 
> and with it, use the native driver (not ndiswrapper) at least if you 
> use 32 bit os
> jdd
>>>
>>>Currently I've loaded ndiswrapper with the original Dell WinXP driver.
>>>ndiswrapper -l
>>>bcmwl5 : driver installed
>>>device (14E4:4318) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx)
>>>
>>>I've found another thread where this prob was described. Didn't help me.
>>>Although I've blacklisted bcm43xx and unloaded it (sudo modprobe -r 
>>>>>>bcm43xx) the modul is still loaded which might cause the troubles.
>>>modprobe -l|grep bcm43
>>>/lib/modules/2.6.22.5-31-default/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko
>>>
>>>How do I get rid of it or how can I use the 'native driver' what you've 
>>>>>>suggested (firmware was extracted, but don't know how to use .fw files)
>>>
>>>thx
>>>Michael
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