Comments on: That sure is Edgy http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/ Hacking on GNOME, but with a healthy dose of C++ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Anonymous Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:06:24 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/#comment-17 Even easier, install the bcm43xx-fwcutter package and run sudo /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh<br/><br/>You may have to turn off ndiswrapper (I don't because my only bcm43xx card is in a ppc-based Mac Mini). Be aware that there's a pretty bad bug in the version of bcm43xx that's in the kernel included with Edgy. After some time, it may disable the keyboard and cause X to stop mapping new windows. Even easier, install the bcm43xx-fwcutter package and run sudo /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh

You may have to turn off ndiswrapper (I don’t because my only bcm43xx card is in a ppc-based Mac Mini). Be aware that there’s a pretty bad bug in the version of bcm43xx that’s in the kernel included with Edgy. After some time, it may disable the keyboard and cause X to stop mapping new windows.

]]> By: azurief http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/comment-page-1/#comment-16 azurief Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:04:41 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/#comment-16 If you want to make bcm43xx driver work, you should install bcm43xx-fwcutter and grab the bcmwl5.sys file in windows driver and extract the firmware, the kernel driver will then work like a charm.<br/><br/>http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/wifi/bcm43xx<br/>Here is a link to one of the ubuntu tutorial which has been written for dapper but it still works with edgy<br/><br/>Hope you can make it work If you want to make bcm43xx driver work, you should install bcm43xx-fwcutter and grab the bcmwl5.sys file in windows driver and extract the firmware, the kernel driver will then work like a charm.

http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/wifi/bcm43xx
Here is a link to one of the ubuntu tutorial which has been written for dapper but it still works with edgy

Hope you can make it work

]]> By: Adam Petaccia http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Adam Petaccia Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:30:18 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/#comment-15 I think there's a bug open about this, but basically there's two versions of ndis-wrapper, and the 'official' one doesn't work. 1.08 I think it is works fine.<br/><br/>I ran into same thing in dealing with my girlfriend's laptop. I think there’s a bug open about this, but basically there’s two versions of ndis-wrapper, and the ‘official’ one doesn’t work. 1.08 I think it is works fine.

I ran into same thing in dealing with my girlfriend’s laptop.

]]> By: Isak http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Isak Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:19:53 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2006/11/02/that-sure-is-edgy/#comment-14 I was in the exact situation with my upgrade to Edgy the other day. I have a 64bit HP laptop with a bcm4318 card that worked fine in dapper w/ ndiswrapper. After the edgy upgrade it just went dead.<br/><br/>Well, just 10 minutes ago I solved it by removing the distro's ndiswrapper packages, manually deleting the kernel module and then download and installed ndiswrapper from source. It worked like a charm! :-)<br/><br/>Maybe this will work for you too...<br/><br/>Some links:<br/>http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=10383.new<br/>http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.28.tar.gz?download I was in the exact situation with my upgrade to Edgy the other day. I have a 64bit HP laptop with a bcm4318 card that worked fine in dapper w/ ndiswrapper. After the edgy upgrade it just went dead.

Well, just 10 minutes ago I solved it by removing the distro’s ndiswrapper packages, manually deleting the kernel module and then download and installed ndiswrapper from source. It worked like a charm! :-)

Maybe this will work for you too…

Some links:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=10383.new
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.28.tar.gz?download

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