From: Unknown <list-catcher@hellburner.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Compaq Presario V6420US
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:53:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071104085341.7b16d010@localhost> (raw)
I decided to join the laptop club and bought a Compaq Presario
V6420US.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147458
Call me ancient but I´ve never had wireless ethernet before so it´s new
to me. I can´t seem to get it working. Initially I tried using
ndiswrapper but compaq.com gives me file not found for the XP drivers.
Then I tried (as I did not know it existed before) using the Broadcom
drivers in the linux kernel. This fails too with no access points
found. dmesg reveals bcm43xx: FATAL ERROR: BCM43xx_IRQ_XMIT_ERROR.
The laptop has a wired ethernet port which works without any harassment
at all. But it´s a laptop... I don´t want to be plugged into anything.
Searching google reveals that some ubuntu user got it working so I know
it´s possible. I just don´t know what man page I need to read or what
documentation I´m missing. If anyone has a clue I´d be appreciative.
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2007-11-04 13:53 Unknown [this message]
2007-11-04 14:27 ` [gentoo-amd64] Compaq Presario V6420US Beso
2007-11-04 15:24 ` Unknown
2007-11-04 20:00 ` mailinglists
2007-11-04 20:55 ` Beso
2007-11-04 22:08 ` mailinglists
2007-11-04 15:36 ` Peter Davoust
2007-11-04 17:21 ` Beso
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