I´m using 64-bit Fedora CORE 6 on my R3000, since it came without integrated
wlan adapter, I´m using a cardbus SMC one with Atheros chipset instead, so now
I´m able to activate it via Madwifi. Consider changing wlan adapter ("Broadcow"
has a max range of +/-300 m vs Atheros: 831 m max range and hardware zip-like
compression, ) The cardbus card got mine for 27´32 at local dealer, so think of
it, you can avoid a lot of headaches, improve performance, and even you can
inject packets to a WLAN!
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> laptop without OS or preloaded with linux) (Jonathan Berry)
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> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:34:54 -0400
> From: "Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Broadcom kernel driver (Was: Re: [LinuxR3000] Compaq
> laptop without OS or preloaded with linux)
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> Thank you.
>
> I tried the 64-bit driver (vanilla kernel 2.6.20), but it doesn't
> seem
> to run right. Do I need to install additional files like with the
> Intel
> wifi? TIA.
>
>
> Gary Baribault wrote:
> > 32 bit, I have never tried the 64bits, too many complications
> with
> > drivers that where not quite there.
> >
> > Gary B
> >
> >
> > Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas wrote:
> >
> >> Gary Baribault wrote:
> >>
> >>> I had it working with NDISWrapper as well, but recently
> re-formatted for
> >>> a clean install of OpenSuSE 10.2 and it discovered it out of
> the box and
> >>> set it up right out of the kernel!
> >>>
> >>> Gary B
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> --Are you running 32 bits or 64 bits?
> >>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:38:05 -0500
> From: "Jonathan Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Broadcom kernel driver (Was: Re: [LinuxR3000] Compaq
> laptop without OS or preloaded with linux)
> To: "Linux on AMD64 laptops (Compaq and HP)"
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> On 3/22/07, Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Thank you.
> >
> > I tried the 64-bit driver (vanilla kernel 2.6.20), but it doesn't
> seem
> > to run right. Do I need to install additional files like with
> the Intel
> > wifi? TIA.
>
> For the open-source driver? Yeah, you will need the firmware,
> just
> like with the Intel cards. That's about all I know about it :-).
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:50:55 -0400
> From: "Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [LinuxR3000] Success with 64-bit kernel Broadcom wifi
> driver!
> (Was: Re: Broadcom kernel driver)
> To: "Linux on AMD64 laptops (Compaq and HP)"
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> Thank you. I did some googling. Here is what I discovered:
>
> Although bcm43xx has made it to the kernels starting with 2.6.17,
> legal
> issues prevent the direct distribution of the firmware. In order
> to
> install the firmware, you need to extract it with a program called
> 'fwcutter'. There are two different choices of firmware, "SoftMAC"
> and
> "MAC80211." You should download and install one of the two,
> depending
> on your card (I think). More details here:
>
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html
>
> In my case, I recently upgraded to openSuSE 10.2 (which, after the
> recent pact with the devil, I think will soon become
> junked-SuSE-in-favor-of-Ubuntu). Anyway, the 'smart' package
> manager
> located fwcutter, which I installed ('smart' uses rpm). After an
> 'lsmod | grep bcw', I saw modules with the word "soft" already
> installed, so I decided to extract with 'fwcutter' (as described in
> the
> URL above) the firmware from the SoftMAC file. After that, I did
> a
> 'rmmod bcm43xx' (because it was already loaded, LOL), and then a
> "modprobe bcm43xx' and BINGO!!!!!! I saw the blue light
> blink!!!!
> iwconfig, and iwlist worked as expected. I dhcpc'ed to the
> access
> point and I was surfing!!!!!! The connection remained stable for
> over
> 15 minutes. I then shut it down. I have not tried WPA encryption
> yet
> (nor WEP encryption, but I assume this will work --I never got WPA
> to
> work with ndiswrapper).
>
> A few oddities: As others have remarked, the wifi now appears as
> eth1
> instead of wlan0. Second, I observed that when I turn (toggle)
> the
> radio off while there is wifi traffic (e.g. when pinging), the
> blue
> light stays on contnuously instead of turning off! Otherwise,
> things
> seem to work fine, at least as good as under ndiswrapper.
>
> I am running 64-bit SuSE 10.2 with an updated vanilla kernel
> 2.6.20.3,
> with full preemption enabled.
>
> I hope this helps others. Maybe it should be posted on the wiki
> if
> there are no inaccuracies.
>
> Jonathan Berry wrote:
> > On 3/22/07, Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >> I tried the 64-bit driver (vanilla kernel 2.6.20), but it
> doesn't seem
> >> to run right. Do I need to install additional files like with
> the Intel
> >> wifi? TIA.
> >
> > For the open-source driver? Yeah, you will need the firmware,
> just
> > like with the Intel cards. That's about all I know about it
> :-).
> >
> > Jonathan
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