Neal Becker wrote:
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Chip ID 0x4318, rev 0x2
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Number of cores: 4
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0xd,
> vendor 0x4243, enabled Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core
> 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243, disabled Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost
> kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 2: ID 0x804, rev 0xc, vendor 0x4243, enabled Jan
> 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 3: ID 0x80d, rev 0x7,
> vendor 0x4243, enabled Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": PHY
> connected Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Detected PHY:
> Version: 3, Type 2, Revision 7
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Detected Radio: ID:
> 8205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 8) Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel:
> "bcm43xx": Radio turned off Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel:
"bcm43xx":
> Radio turned off
>
>
> WoW!!! Support for my bcm43xx!!! How do I turn it on?
>
Support has been there for a few weeks now...
take a look at
http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ for details on how to get the
device setup, you need to extract firmware, get it in the right place,
setup the network config's and you *should* be good to go. I've had
mixed results
Cool, but not ready for primetime. No encryption support.
I need to use ndiswrapper still. How do I prevent activation of bcm43xx? I
tried removing it from modprobe.conf, but it is still getting loaded, and
then ndiswrapper won't work.