[NCLUG] laptop wireless, anyone got a USB 802.11b adapter?

[hugh at mahon.cwx.net]

Hi Jim,

> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM, <hugh at mahon.cwx.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I got a new laptop.  Unfortunately it has a Broadcom 43xx chip for the
> > wireless and although I've followed the instructions I find on the Web
> > I can't get it to work.
> >
> 
> Which model and what distro? I've been able to get the 4328 to work with
> ubuntu and many of the earlier ones are supposed to semi-auto install. If
> there is a model newer than the 4328 then I don't know.

It is the 4312.  I'm on Fedora 8.  I've tried it with the 
2.6.24.5-85.fc8 and 2.6.25 kernels and gotten the same results with 
both.

I installed Ubuntu (both 7.10 and 8.04) but the X server didn't work 
(some driver issues) so I went back to Fedora 8.

> -- 
> Jim (Ubuntu geek extraordinaire)
> ----

Thanks,

Hugh