Re: I got it working

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
From	Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca>
Subject	Re: I got it working
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Date	2011-04-04 05:24 +0100
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On comp.os.linux.misc, A Watcher <stocksami@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Sidney Lambe wrote:
>
>> On comp.os.linux.misc, A Watcher <stocksami@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Douglas Mayne wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:21:26 -0700, A Watcher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've been using linux Mint on my desktop PC and decided
>>>>> to install the latest version of Mint on an older Gateway
>>>>> laptop. Perhaps I should have saved the Windows drivers,
>>>>> but I didn't do that. It installed fine but the wireless
>>>>> doesn't work. When I first started it up I got a message
>>>>> volunteering to download a Broadcom driver. I did that,
>>>>> but the wireless still doesn't function. When I click on
>>>>> the Network Icon the wireless portion says that it is not
>>>>> functional because it is missing firmware. Is there any way
>>>>> to get it to work? The laptop model is M350WVN. It came
>>>>> with Vista on it, but of course it did not come with a
>>>>> disc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>> Caveat: I am not running Linux Mint (or any Debian
>>>> derivative).
>>>>
>>>> This page details how to get the firmware for some Broadcom
>>>> chipsets. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, some chipsets are not supported. Check with
>>>> lspci (as explained on above webpage).
>>>
>>> I was wondering how to figure out just which Broadcom version
>>> is in my PC.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Probably
>>
>> # lspci -v | less
>>
>> G to the end of the file; g to the beginning. arrow keys
>> otherwise; q to quit.
>>
>> Good luck. I'm following this thread with interest.
>>
>> Sid
>
>
> I followed the instructions about doing a sudo get-install
> for b43-fwcutter. I was told that it was already installed.
> I believe that happened right after the initial install. I
> had gotten a message asking if I wanted to install a wireless
> driver and said yes. Either it installed the wrong driver,
> or none at all. I reinstalled b43 a couple times with no
> change. Finally I started up Package Manager and went to the
> b43 section. It listed 3 installer packages for b43 firmware
> drivers for use with b43-fwcutter. None of them were installed.
> I picked the one that seemed to match my hardware and installed
> it. After that my wireless networking started functioning.

Way to go. And thanks a lot for following through here. This
is the sort of thread that really needs to be in the archives.

See ya around,

Sid

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Wireless driver for Gateway Laptop? A Watcher <stocksami@earthlink.net> - 2011-04-03 12:21 -0700
  Re: Wireless driver for Gateway Laptop? Douglas Mayne <none@invalid.com> - 2011-04-03 19:25 +0000
    Re: Wireless driver for Gateway Laptop? A Watcher <stocksami@earthlink.net> - 2011-04-03 12:31 -0700
      Re: Wireless driver for Gateway Laptop? Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-04-03 22:14 +0100
        I got it working A Watcher <stocksami@earthlink.net> - 2011-04-03 19:35 -0700
          Re: I got it working Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-04-04 05:24 +0100

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