----- Start Original Message ----- From: Brian Chrisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RLUG] Gentoo on laptop
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Thanks guys for all your help. After a successful install I am abandoning > >installing Linux on my laptop. The death knell came when I found there are > >no 64 bit drivers for the Broadcom wireless card in the machine. I am at a > >loss why someone would put together a 64 bit system intended to only run a > >32 bit OS and software. I know I could just compile a 32 version of Linux > >and run, but I would rather just wait to see the 64 bit drivers show up. > > > > > > > Is there something else to gain from 64 bit drivers? > Retail wireless networks run at 54Mbps max... which isn't close to > pushing a 32bit PCI bus.... let alone one of the newer ones. I don't > imagine it would cause congestion issues for other cards on the bus either. > Is there something wrong with the 32bit drivers? > > Personally, I'm not excited about the state of wireless support on > linux... seems like it's been leapfrogged... probably mainly due to the > way many wireless chipset makers who release specs to MS, but not to OS > developers. That's quite unfortunate. There is no gain from the dirvers being 64bit other than that in order to run a 64bit kernel, you need 64bit drivers. I would image there is a significant gain from running a 64bit kernel on an AMD64. I agree that wireless support is in a sad way. Even more reason to try to part from M$. Hopefully when Nix OS' get more mainstream, hardware venders will follow. On a good note, it seems HP has committed to getting this chipset working in Ubuntu. :) > > >Damon > > > >_______________________________________________ > >RLUG mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > ----- End Original Message ----- _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
