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Re: [trinity-users] Kate Draven: Boardcom Drivers

From: David Rosenstrauch <darose@...>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:34:46 -0400
On 08/30/2010 12:47 AM, Kate Draven wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just got an Acer notebook 5334-2598, it has a boardcom 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?
>
> Thanks in advance to all...
>
> Kate

Not sure what the relevance is to Trinity project, but I use the 
broadcom wl module, and it works fine for me.  I run v5.60.48.36 under 
Arch Linux (see: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19514).  If 
you have additional questions, feel free to email me offlist about it.

DR