> Hi > > I just got an Acer notebook 5334-2598, it has a boardcom I think you mean Broadcom, correct? Is this under Ubuntu or another distribution? Ubuntu has an automatic tool (jockey-gtk) to install any proprietary drivers for devices present on your system. > wireless device, > in > mandriva the module is "wl", I was unable to find any native driver. I > tried > the usual routes of firmware cutter etc, and while the wl module loaded > with > modprobe, and the device was seen as eth1, it still didn't connect. > > Is there a how to, so I can compare notes? It's a bit dated, but there is a howto for Ubuntu here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx > > Thanks in advance to all... > > Kate > Tim