help with wireless driver

[Guest 89redgt]

Ok i am a first time linux user i recently installed mandrake 10.0. It does not have drivers for my wireless card chip set is broadcom bcm4306. I tryed installing ndiswrapper that comes with linux and couldnt figure out how to make it work. I noticed the version was .4 so i downloaded the newest version 1.0 but I get errors trying to install it. Also it seems as though my kernel is not up to date enough for version 1.0. My kernel version is 2.6.3-7. I am very much a newbi and need lots of help. I spent all day trying to figure this out and researching im at a deadend now.

 

THANKS FOR ANY HELP

[devries]

Why don't you try Mandrake 10.1 if 10.0 doesn't support your card? Or wait a few weeks for 10.2?

[Yuyo]

Ok i am a first time linux user i recently installed mandrake 10.0.  It does not have drivers for my wireless card chip set is broadcom bcm4306.  I tryed installing ndiswrapper that comes with linux and couldnt figure out how to make it work.  I noticed the version was .4 so i downloaded the newest version 1.0 but I get errors trying to install it.  Also it seems as though my kernel is not up to date enough for version 1.0.  My kernel version is 2.6.3-7.  I am very much a newbi and need lots of help.  I spent all day trying to figure this out and researching im at a deadend now. 

 

THANKS FOR ANY HELP

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Do all your regular updates. Then proceed to update your kernel

 

As root, type this:

 

# urpmi --update kernel

 

Then install the kernel-source

 

# urpmi kernel-source

 

Then install ndiswrapper and follow the instructions on the Readme to make it work.

 

In short, you will have to modprobe the new installed driver and then configure the card.

 

# modprobe nameofdriver

 

Go to MDK's Control Center and configure your card.

 

You could also buy a supported card and avoid all the above hassle. Linspire's website has a decent list of supported wireless cards in its knowledge base. Those will work fine under MDK.

 

Good luck

[Guest 89redgt]

Thanks everyone for the help. I am going to try what you said and see if it works. If not ill just try to get a different card. I would just like this one to work becuase its built in. THANKS AGAIN!!