[gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311

[gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311

[Matthew R. Lee]

I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page: 
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx

The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel 
linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)

Under 
Device Drivers --> 
   Network device support --> 
     Wireless LAN drivers 
 "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.  
Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason?  Do I need to enable some 
other option in order to make this option available?  I have enabled the PCI 
express support.  

Any clues would be most welcome
Thanks
Matt
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matt@matthewlee.org
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Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311

[Mick]

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On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
> The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
> The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
> I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
>
> The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel
> linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)
>
> Under
> Device Drivers -->
>    Network device support -->
>      Wireless LAN drivers
>  "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.
> Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason?  Do I need to enable
> some other option in order to make this option available?  I have enabled
> the PCI express support.
>
> Any clues would be most welcome

Try:

Location:                                                               
 -> Device Drivers
   -> Network device support
     -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
       -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
         -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension
           -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m])


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Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Saturday 04 August 2007 12:59, Mick wrote:
> On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
> > The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
> > The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
> > I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page:
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
> >
> > The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel
> > linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)
> >
> > Under
> > Device Drivers -->
> >    Network device support -->
> >      Wireless LAN drivers
> >  "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.
> > Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason?  Do I need to enable
> > some other option in order to make this option available?  I have enabled
> > the PCI express support.
> >
> > Any clues would be most welcome
>
> Try:
>
> Location:
>  -> Device Drivers
>    -> Network device support
>      -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
>        -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
>          -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension
>            -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m])
It's not there, it's not on the list
I have Network device support and Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & 
Wireless Extension checked
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CASEB & ECIM
Departamento de Ecologia,
P. Universidad Catolica de Chile,
Alameda 340, Santiago.
CP 6513677
CHILE

matt@matthewlee.org
mlee@bio.puc.cl

URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org
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Re: [gentoo-user] wireless setup bcm4311

[Jerry McBride]

On Saturday 04 August 2007 01:40:30 pm Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> On Saturday 04 August 2007 12:59, Mick wrote:
> > On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:55, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > > I'm having problems getting the wifi on my laptop to work.
> > > The laptop is a Compaq Presario V5214ea
> > > The wifi card is a Broadcom 4311 (rev 1)
> > > I've been looking at the Gentoo Wiki page:
> > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
> > >
> > > The problem I've run into is with the kernel setup (kernel
> > > linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4)
> > >
> > > Under
> > > Device Drivers -->
> > >    Network device support -->
> > >      Wireless LAN drivers
> > >  "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" does not appear.
> > > Has it been removed from the kernel for some reason?  Do I need to
> > > enable some other option in order to make this option available?  I
> > > have enabled the PCI express support.
> > >
> > > Any clues would be most welcome
> >
> > Try:
> >
> > Location:
> >  -> Device Drivers
> >    -> Network device support
> >      -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
> >        -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
> >          -> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extension
> >            -> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (BCM43XX [=m])
>
> It's not there, it's not on the list
> I have Network device support and Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) &
> Wireless Extension checked
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> Dr. Matthew R. Lee
> CASEB & ECIM
> Departamento de Ecologia,
> P. Universidad Catolica de Chile,
> Alameda 340, Santiago.
> CP 6513677
> CHILE
>
> matt@matthewlee.org
> mlee@bio.puc.cl
>
> URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org
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It's in the later versions of the kernel. I've been using 2.6.22.1 with zero 
problems... bcm43xx included.

Cheers.

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