On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 12:43 -0700, DavidDutch1964 wrote: > I love debian. I guess we all do here. > > Recently, thoguh, I had to switch to Kubuntu =only= because wireless on my > laptop JUST > WORKED. > > I have an HP zt3000 with one of those Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG wireless > cards built in. > It has been horrible to try to get working despite any instructions found on > the > Internet. The instruction on the site for this > (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/) was > tricky as it only focused on getting that one piece working and not > networking as a > whole. > > DistroWatch (http://distrowatch.com/) has had ubuntu at the top of their list > going back > to 2005 - its ashame when I know that debian is really the heart and soul of > dopey > ubuntu. > > Im sure debian would shoot to the top of the list if a few more things (like > wireless) > "just worked" like it does with my Kbuntu. > > Couldn't someone work on this problem for debian - or talk to the ubuntu > people to get a > copy to be included in the next release and apt sources? > > Somethings I don't mind figuring out and there is a great sense of > accomplishment; but > getting wireless working is not one of them. > > ~david (and many other debian users I talk to) Noob 1st time poster: I too love Debian and use it as my main OS on my box. I also had Etch running on my IBM T43 and actually got the ipw2200 working till a kernel upgrade came through and then I lost wireless and being a noob I couldn't get it going again :-) I tried Linux Mint (Cassandra) and only one click got my wireless working. All the Beryl things work out of the box too. And the T43 doesn't have Nvidia. Regards Geoff > >
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