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    Distro that supports bcm43xx?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Thomas, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Hi, is there any distro that supports bcm43xx out of the box?
     
    Thomas, Mar 27, 2008
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    Bog Losing it...

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    Ubuntu's restricted driver module uses bcm43xx firmware for Broadcom cards. I also believe that Fedora Core and PCLinuxOS use bcm43xx firmware, but I am not sure.
     
    Bog, Mar 27, 2008
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Thanks, thats the two distros I was gonna try :)
     
    Thomas, Mar 27, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I can confirm that Ubuntu works with this.
     
    pixelot, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. v1k1ng1001

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    Yeah, Ubuntu is the way to go. It will work with the card although sometimes the management gui will report a partial or faulty connection in 7.1

    8.04 is out in Beta btw. Very stable, running fine on my Compal
     
    v1k1ng1001, Mar 28, 2008
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