Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-10-04 Thread William Kenworthy
I gave up on the wireless install (couldnt get ndiswrapper to work on knoppix - probably my lack of familiarity with it) and ended up using a network cable to copy across an existing (complete and running) P3 desktop system. Other than the fact I got out of sync and issued a rm -rfv / in the

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-10-03 Thread Steve Brenneis
WKenworthy wrote: Ive found that the latest knoppix has ndiswrapper so I have grabbed the windoze binary and will give that a go tonight - 2005.1 doesnt appear to have ndiswrapper. If all else failed I'll carry the thing into the study and run a cable from the switch until I get everything

[gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-09-27 Thread W.Kenworthy
I am just about to install gentoo on my wifes dell9200 with the broadcom BCM4309 chipset. However, no wlan0 is created and the chipset is not detected. Does 2005.1 detect this chipset, or do any liveCD's work with it? BillK -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-09-27 Thread A. Khattri
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, W.Kenworthy wrote: I am just about to install gentoo on my wifes dell9200 with the broadcom BCM4309 chipset. However, no wlan0 is created and the chipset is not detected. Does 2005.1 detect this chipset, or do any liveCD's work with it? What does lspci say? -- --

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-09-27 Thread Jonathan A. Kollasch
On Tuesday 27 September 2005 07:40 am, W.Kenworthy wrote: I am just about to install gentoo on my wifes dell9200 with the broadcom BCM4309 chipset. However, no wlan0 is created and the chipset is not detected. Um, Broadcom + IEEE 802.11 + Free Unix = no support (unless you're running a Linux

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom BCM4309 chipset and 2005.1 install

2005-09-27 Thread W.Kenworthy
Ive found that the latest knoppix has ndiswrapper so I have grabbed the windoze binary and will give that a go tonight - 2005.1 doesnt appear to have ndiswrapper. If all else failed I'll carry the thing into the study and run a cable from the switch until I get everything copied across :( BillK