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  • Subject: Re: [BL] Basiclinux 3.5 and wireless (ma401).
  • Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:17:31 +0000 (UTC)

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

Message from Steven
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ljones wrote:

Thinking about it, I wonder if a BL3 version of
ndiswrapper would get round all the problems?

I doubt it.

But (and I have no idea!) wouldn't kernel
2.2.26 be too old?

Probably.

Cheers,
Steven

http://www.linux.com/feature/118555 discusses ndiswrapper and Broadcom firmware cutter. The former needs kernel 2.4.26 or later and involves a kernel module and configuration with wireless-tools package.

ndiswrapper is suggested only when all else fails. It is difficult to set up and often does not work. You have to find the XP driver and then extract files from that package. There is a list of cards supported by ndiswrapper by PCI ID.

The Broadcom solution for Broadcom cards also needs a recent kernel.

Try ndiswrapper in BL3 with kernel and modules from some other linux?

Wireless cards that work for me in BL are aironet and orinoco based.

All the non-cardbus PCMCIA cards I have work fine in BL3 unless they are dead. I could not manage to compile yenta_socket to use cardbus cards, which BL3 does not support. Steven does not have any cardbus cards.

Are the built-in wireless chips on newer computers cardbus?

Sindi




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