linux newbie - some issues

Alvin Thompson alvin-ubuntu at thompsonlogic.com
Fri Aug 26 14:22:10 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 22:52 -0400, Larry Grover wrote:
> There's your problem.  You have an airport *exreme* card (broadcom 
> chip).  It is not supported under linux.

not true, i'm using that chipset right now. you just need to use
NDISWRAPPER, which allows you to use your windows drivers. search the
wiki for NDISWRAPPER for instructions on how to set it up. from memory,
it was something like:

1. install ndiswrapper-utils via apt/synaptic.
2. copy THE ENTIRE FOLDER containing your wireless drivers onto your
linux box. this is the directory that contains the bcmwl5.inf file.
3. from bash prompt:
    cd <driver folder>
4. install the driver. verify it doesn't print out anything that looks
like an error:
    ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
5. verify the driver was installed. you should see something like
'bcmwl5  driver present, hardware present':
    ndiswrapper -l
6. quit any important programs! this next step may lock up your
computer! if it doesn't lock up, you're in luck. :)  you should see no
output if the command succeeds.
    modprobe ndiswrapper
7. verify the driver loaded. you should see a couple of line printed
out:
    lsmod | grep ndiswrapper
8. set up your network card under System-->Administration-->Networking.
it should be under 'wlan0'.
9. test to ensure it works
10. edit /etc/network/interfaces and
    a. comment out any lines that read 'auto eth0' and 'auto wlan0'.
    b. under the line 'map eth0', add 'map wlan0'.
11. the computer should now automatically configure itself for ethernet
or wireless at boot, depending on which is available. enjoy!

hth,
alvin


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Alvin Thompson

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