Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
Norbert Zeh [2010.04.15 1517 -0300]: Mark [2010.04.13 1542 -0700]: Hi, I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. I'm also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. I don't know about this particular card, but I got a Dell 1505 (BCM 4323) to work with the Linux driver available from Broadcom (Google Broadcom STA linux). This is not an open-source driver. Some part of it is, another part is a binary blob, but it worked beautifully for me. A follow-up: The README of the Broadcom STA driver says that the Dell 1490 is supported, but it says it's a bcm4311. Cheers, Norbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100416080837.gf22...@cs.dal.ca
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
Mark [2010.04.13 1542 -0700]: Hi, I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. I'm also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. I don't know about this particular card, but I got a Dell 1505 (BCM 4323) to work with the Linux driver available from Broadcom (Google Broadcom STA linux). This is not an open-source driver. Some part of it is, another part is a binary blob, but it worked beautifully for me. Cheers, Norbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100415181732.gz22...@cs.dal.ca
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:42:33 -0700, Mark wrote: I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. Some Broadcom cards not supported by b43 driver have support with ndiswrapper, you could check if your model is listed there :-? I'm also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. Mmmm, for this I dunno. It seems to be using Intel G45 chipset. Google a bit to check what people is saying. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.04.14.07.53...@gmail.com
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
My 2 cents :) I have a bcm4312, cousin of your wireless. b43 gave me a terribly bad performance, and ndiswrapper works fine for me, however, you need to blacklist ssb and b43 modules at boot (not neccessary anymore?) I think your chip is also covered by wl.ko (official linux module, non-free), it's under the packages names broadcom-sta *. You need to build this one from the repos. I recall getting ndis and b43 to work on lenny, can't remember if I also tried wl.ko on lenny (the one I use now on squeeze and Archlinux). The latter offers the best performance with my chipset (not pain-free, though). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bc588d7.10...@gmail.com
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:42:33 -0700 Mark mamar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. I'm also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. Does anyone have additional information or suggestions? Any help is appreciated. According to these messages, your card likely has an LP PHY: http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2008-June/004219.html http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2008-June/004221.html Recently, there's been a lot of work on the LP PHY, and at least some cards have at least some support. I don't know about yours - I'd ask on the b43 list (new home at infradead), if you care enough. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100414092754.8873bbb1.cele...@gmail.com
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: Some Broadcom cards not supported by b43 driver have support with ndiswrapper, you could check if your model is listed there :-? Mmmm, for this I dunno. It seems to be using Intel G45 chipset. Google a bit to check what people is saying. Thanks Camaleón, I'll look into that chipset a bit more. Want to avoid ndiswrapper if possible; this laptop I'm looking at is built for Linux so I'm not sure why it has a Broadcom wireless card. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Omar Campagne ocampa...@gmail.com wrote: I have a bcm4312, cousin of your wireless. b43 gave me a terribly bad performance, and ndiswrapper works fine for me, however, you need to blacklist ssb and b43 modules at boot (not neccessary anymore?) Thanks Omar, another vote for ndiswrapper :( On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Celejar cele...@gmail.com wrote: According to these messages, your card likely has an LP PHY: http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2008-June/004219.html http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2008-June/004221.html Recently, there's been a lot of work on the LP PHY, and at least some cards have at least some support. I don't know about yours - I'd ask on the b43 list (new home at infradead), if you care enough. Interesting, thank you Celejar, I've looked at your links and will investigate more. Since I haven't bought this laptop yet, I'm going to keep searching for something as close to 100% Debian Lenny compatible out-of-the-box as possible. Mark
Re: Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Mark mamar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php Interesting, I've done a lot of comparing today and building a machine on HP's website actually seems to get the most Debian-friendly hardware. Specs are below; although not listed, the wireless card is believed to be an Intel 1000BGN since that's what the G71 series uses and this is a G71t. Anyone on this list have experience with the HP G71t series? Any feedback would help. Thanks! Mark Processor-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) Memory-FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) Hard drive-FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Graphics car-Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader and HDMI Display-17.3 diagonal HD+ High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1600 x 900) Primary optical drive-SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support Personalization-FREE Upgrade to Webcam + Microphone Networking-Wireless 802.11b/g/n Card Keyboard-HP Color Matching Keyboard Primary battery-6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery Modem Port-No Modem
Does bcm4310 work with Debian Lenny?
Hi, I'm considering purchasing a new laptop like this one http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/viper-linux-laptop.php which uses a Dell Wireless 1490 card a.k.a. bcm4310. I've used b43-fwcutter with great results on older dell bcm43xx cards in Lenny but bcm4310 is not listed here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_chip_types. I'm also curious about the video card (intel graphics media accelerator x4500hd) but that appears to be supported based on what I've read. Does anyone have additional information or suggestions? Any help is appreciated. Thank you, Mark
