Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Fabian Arrotin
On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:37 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Jan 5, 2008 9:12 AM, Karanbir Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Weaver wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I checked not even Fedora runs this thing properly. Avoid. Actually Fedora 7 ran it wonderfully. I used ndiswrapper and a script to initialize the

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Karanbir Singh
Mark Weaver wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I checked not even Fedora runs this thing properly. Avoid. Actually Fedora 7 ran it wonderfully. I used ndiswrapper and a script to initialize the adapter during the boot process. you missed the point Mark, I think

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Mark Weaver
Anup Shukla wrote: Mark Weaver wrote: Actually Fedora 7 ran it wonderfully. I used ndiswrapper and a script to initialize the adapter during the boot process. I'm running OpenSUSE 10.3 on this laptop right now and there is plenty to like about it, however I'm a RedHat man at heart and there

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Mark Weaver
Karanbir Singh wrote: Mark Weaver wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I checked not even Fedora runs this thing properly. Avoid. Actually Fedora 7 ran it wonderfully. I used ndiswrapper and a script to initialize the adapter during the boot process. you missed

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-05 Thread Mark Weaver
Fabian Arrotin wrote: On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:37 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - - Broadcom

[CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Mark Weaver
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) - - USB (Pny Memory Stick - everytime on

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:37 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I checked not even Fedora runs this

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Max Hetrick
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mark Weaver wrote: I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) - USB (Pny Memory Stick -

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Mark Weaver
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:37 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: I'm giving serious thought to loading 5.1 on my Inspiron 1501 laptop, but I'm wondering about certain hardware support such as the following: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Barry Brimer
- - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Works in CentOS 5.1 ... requires firmware. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:47 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 23:37 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Last I checked not even Fedora runs this thing properly. Avoid. Actually Fedora 7 ran it

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Mark Weaver
Barry Brimer wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Works in CentOS 5.1 ... requires firmware. ___ sweet... is there a tool available on the DVD to extract said firmware? I know there was on the OpenSUSE DVD. Mark

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Barry Brimer
Barry Brimer wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Works in CentOS 5.1 ... requires firmware. ___ sweet... is there a tool available on the DVD to extract said firmware? I know there was on the OpenSUSE DVD. I don't believe

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Mark Weaver
Barry Brimer wrote: Barry Brimer wrote: - - Broadcom Wireless Adapter - 1390 Wlan (bcm43xx) Works in CentOS 5.1 ... requires firmware. ___ sweet... is there a tool available on the DVD to extract said firmware? I know there was on the OpenSUSE

Re: [CentOS] Wondering about CentOS 5.1 functionality

2008-01-04 Thread Anup Shukla
Mark Weaver wrote: Actually Fedora 7 ran it wonderfully. I used ndiswrapper and a script to initialize the adapter during the boot process. I'm running OpenSUSE 10.3 on this laptop right now and there is plenty to like about it, however I'm a RedHat man at heart and there are things that I'm