linux newbie - some issues

Alvin Thompson alvin-ubuntu at thompsonlogic.com
Fri Aug 26 14:28:23 UTC 2005


whoops, i forgot. precede all of those commands with 'sudo'. so it's
stuff like 'sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf'
-alvin


On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 10:22 -0400, Alvin Thompson wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> Alvin Thompson
> 
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> 

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