laptops (Was: Re: No Go Lenovo)

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Thu, 10 May 2007 11:17:15 -0400
"Bill Bogstad" <bogstad at pobox.com> wrote:

> Not so much here.  I tried a fresh Ubuntu install (7.04) on an HP with
> built-in Broadcom just a few days ago.  Fwcutter did not work for me.
> Couldn't even see any access points let alone associate with them.
> Intel is actually  involved in development of  Linux drivers for their
> chipsets.  Broadcom isn't.  I won't buy Broadcom wireless again until
> this changes.   It's just not worth the hassle.  If there is some
> other distro I could
> download to check for "hassle-free" Broadcom wireless setup, let me know.
There is a lot of info on the Ubuntu forums. What was your problem with
fwcutter?. In my case, it complained about the version of the .sys
file, but it also lists the acceptable versions. I downloaded a working
version, and it took 2 seconds to set up. 
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