Why are you guys emailing my inbox I DON'T EVEN OWN A MAC OR YELLOWDOG. I would however like to know if yellowdog's Gnash supports flash 9 though because I am thinking of dual booting my ps3 so I can watch hulu videos on my 50 inch HDTV in full uncompressed 1080p on my couch
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Derick Centeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Barry! > > I've got the same type of computer you do. According to the references I > found > on-line regarding wl-4.80.53.0, for whatever reason, it is buggy and > doesn't > work. The only way around this is to have OS X running such that fwcutter > can > extract the firmware from it. > > I understand your feelings regarding OS X, I commiserate. However, a > running > version which is used such that a viable version of the firmware becomes > extracted from it is the best way to insure the quality of firmware you > acquire > and import into YDL. I don't envy the work ahead; I can only state that > once > you pass that stage you may find that the effort was worth it. > > The instructions on this page still work: > > http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.x/airport-extreme.shtml > > Problems I found: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] b43-fwcutter-009]# ./b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ > \/mnt/macosx/Sys*/Libr*/Ex*/Ap*/Con*/Ma*/AppleAirPort2 Sorry, the input > file is > either wrong or not supported by b43-fwcutter. This file has an unknown > MD5sum > 85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] b43-fwcutter-009]# > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43XX-fwcutter-006]# ./bcm43XX-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ > > \/mnt/macosx/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2 > Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by bcm43XX-fwcutter. > This file has an unknown MD5sum 85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0. > > The above was resolved by NOT copying over the ifcfg-eth1 file with the > ifcfg-eth0 file. Also the HWADDR variable in ifcfg-eth1 != the HWADDR > variable > in ifcfg-eth0. Anaconda creates both files with different definitions for > the > hardware location accessed for Ethernet (eth0) and Wireless (eth1). > > What follows is the ifcfg-eth1 file settings located in > /etc/sys*/net*scripts: > > # Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller > DEVICE=eth1 > ONBOOT=no > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > HWADDR=00:11:24:90:c3:d8 > NETMASK= > DHCP_HOSTNAME=arakus > IPADDR= > DOMAIN= > TYPE=Wireless > ESSID=off/any > CHANNEL=1 > MODE=Managed > RATE=Auto > USERCTL=yes > IPV6INIT=yes > PEERDNS=yes > > After reboot, it is then possible to do the standard manual invocation of > eth1 > via the terminal. > > The sequence anywhere else entails looking/scanning for signals and using > the > essid which are available and/or to those essid's key i've been given to > use > (in the event of an encrpted network: > > 1. #ifconfig eth1 up > 2. #iwconfig eth1 > 3. #iwlist eth1 scanning > 4. #iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid ???????????? > 5. #dhclient eth1 > > Explanation: ? represent #'s and letters identifying a router or password. > In the event a router's signal has a name line 4 should be: > > #iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid 'xxxxxxxxx' > key ????????????????? > > where x are the char forming the name and the key is the password sequence > to > that protected router. > > Of course if you decide to use wpa-supplicant -- a good idea as it is > better > security, then the sequence of initiating connection between airport > extreme > and the router will be different. > > All the best... > > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:26:53 -0500 > Barry Hembree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I recently installed ydl 6.0 on my g4 powerbook. I am having a hard > > time getting the wireless interface to work. I followed the > > instructions in the various threads but still no luck. Here are the > > step I took: > > > > 1) bownloaded and compiled the fwcutter program (I have the wired > > ethernet connection working) > > 2) downloaded wl-4.80.53.0 and extracted into /lib/firmware (I don't > > have Mac OS X on my computer anymore) > > 3) Tried various combination of editing configuration files by hand > > and using the network-config app. > > > > I do get an error message when I try to activate the device as follows: > > > > Error wireless request "Set Mode (8B06)" > > > > any help at this point would be gratly appreciated. I have spent far > > too many hours on this. > > > > Thanks > > Barry > > > ===== > "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often > think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of > music. ... I get most joy in life out of music." > > "What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester > Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > >
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