From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IomXF-0002CT-Co for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:57:33 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with SMTP id lA4Kte7t026888; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:55:40 GMT Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.186]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with ESMTP id lA4KtdZr026880 for ; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:55:40 GMT Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 19so2706341fkr for ; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:55:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=e+zoQBr1QjrDDe86qyzciNOKDU7NbT8//K7AmS/1584=; b=WWBeJQJdIm5I6H+4BSr+h/HP/f2oIWR8qBhsbr7Y+Ho3ZsBJEhxVy/IglX2Z9hpGWPF5s2BC/pY79ell46sCV6Aj4G3U3oMqBuaN8ptTEXLE7Z28pUIQnlB/UuYTY29NfettDyTK68vlfzv4hedAc6zOvMWFOy4n9KNXqjNMtJI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=fpqdu4cS/cyPCnyu0mJpIdb+8WN9qC1sNVh6CUlVuL+5Z6LhMGZNPoLjL4Xzse77mE8qFoaTrKTuPcDdoDCXDNS1d7GlOVPQJj+UwqMACeDB3GC3CvmMWiDpBgtQ4i5LmVRRElkoUN28oxMJEPaKFA8Xq7NKpuEdSGAaSKtYKCI= Received: by 10.82.175.17 with SMTP id x17mr8061617bue.1194209739542; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:55:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.82.135.4 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:55:39 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:55:39 +0100 From: Beso To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Compaq Presario V6420US In-Reply-To: <472E24C2.9010202@moack.ws> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_28312_20397147.1194209739533" References: <20071104085341.7b16d010@localhost> <20071104102457.54b86f6f@localhost> <472E24C2.9010202@moack.ws> X-Archives-Salt: 3ca074ec-f7ae-4fb8-8229-fd1ddc64510f X-Archives-Hash: ba1c4625852b1fb505c3125d6124b177 ------=_Part_28312_20397147.1194209739533 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline 2007/11/4, mailinglists : > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > I have a HP dv6000 - they're not the same but they look pretty darn > similar. I had a very hard time getting the kernel bcm43xx drivers to > work - and when they did they didn't work very well (short range was the > biggest issue for some reason). I ended up using ndiswrapper. This took > me a while to get going as well though, when I used the drivers from the > Windows Vista (64bit) install that came with it they didn't work. I > ended up finding some one the net, if you want to try it I've uploaded > the .inf to http://rapidshare.com/files/67451529/bcmwl5.inf.html do you have a bcm43xx chipset supported? from what you've said it seems tha= t you have the 4318 chip, which is one the most horrible and bugged broadcom chips. i ended up buying another wireless card for 17=80 based on an athero= s chipshet and now i have a great experience with it. i also have all my settings set by networkmanager. Make sure you have all the kernel options for bcm43xx disabled if you go > the way of ndiswrapper, and make sure you still have all the wireless > options you'll need. Then just ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf; modprobe > ndiswrapper, and go from there. > > Getting ndiswrapper to work with wpa_supplicant also kinda threw me, in > /etc/conf.d/net had: > wpa_supplicant_eth1=3D"-Dndiswrapper > - -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf" > > but needed: > wpa_supplicant_eth1=3D"-Dwext -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf" > > Hope this helps > > > > > Unknown wrote: > > On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:27:48 +0100 > > Beso wrote: > > > >> what bmc board do you have? try a lspci and tell us what board you > >> have. some bcm boards do work fine with their native linux driver. > > > > On the back of the chip: BCM4311KFBG > > > > lspci -nn: > > > > 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device > > 4311 [14e4:4311] (rev 02) > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHLiTC9BUXz6eNIHURCufUAJ9EChQWwkpOT000TJFgArt2XBikrgCglf9/ > STNARiyTb/8AoADkXkgPVig=3D > =3DuO/f > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list > > --=20 dott. ing. beso ------=_Part_28312_20397147.1194209739533 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline

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I have a HP dv600= 0 - they're not the same but they look pretty darn
similar. I had a = very hard time getting the kernel bcm43xx drivers to
work - and when the= y did they didn't work very well (short range was the
biggest issue for some reason). I ended up using ndiswrapper. This took=
me a while to get going as well though, when I used the drivers from th= e
Windows Vista (64bit) install that came with it they didn't work. = I
ended up finding some one the net, if you want to try it I've uploa= ded
the .inf to http://rapidshare.com/files/67451529/bcmwl5.inf.html

do you have a bcm43xx chipset supported? from what you've said= it seems that you have the 4318 chip, which is one the most horrible and b= ugged broadcom chips. i ended up buying another wireless card for 17=80 bas= ed on an atheros chipshet and now i have a great experience with it. i also= have all my settings set by networkmanager.=20

Mak= e sure you have all the kernel options for bcm43xx disabled if you go
t= he way of ndiswrapper, and make sure you still have all the wireless
options you'll need. Then just ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf; modprobe<= br>ndiswrapper, and go from there.

Getting ndiswrapper to work with = wpa_supplicant also kinda threw me, in
/etc/conf.d/net had:
wpa_suppl= icant_eth1=3D"-Dndiswrapper
- -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"

but needed:wpa_supplicant_eth1=3D"-Dwext -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.co= nf"

Hope this helps




Unknown wrote:
> O= n Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:27:48 +0100
> Beso <givemesugarr@gm= ail.com> wrote:
>
>> what bmc board do you have? try = a lspci and tell us what board you
>> have. some bcm boards do wor= k fine with their native linux driver.
>
> On the back of the chip:  BCM4311KFBG
>> lspci -nn:
>
> 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadco= m Corporation Unknown device
> 4311 [14e4:4311] (rev 02)
>
&= gt;

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