Broadcom network card/Dell Inspiron 9300 problem

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koevet

Broadcom network card/Dell Inspiron 9300 problem

#1 Post by koevet »

Hello,
I managed to boot Puppy 1.0.4 from a 265Mb usb key but I have problem activating my network card. The driver is recognized ok but I still have a "network cable unplugged" error.
My card is a Broadcom 440X 10/100 running on a Dell Inspiron 9300.
Does it help if I download and install the "official" driver for Linux from the Broadcom site?

Any clue?

Regards,
Luciano

John Doe
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#2 Post by John Doe »

Any of this look familiar?

Broadcom BCM4301 802.11b Wireless LAN Client Chipset PCI
Realtek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet Adapter PCI

PCI ID: 14e4:4301

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If so, I think you're screwed like me. Best of luck though. I've got 5 "PCI ID matches" for drivers in this list:
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/medi ... x.php/List
and the first three of them work don't work (i got two to go).

Anyone out there get a Broadcom Wireless Card to work with ndiswrapper?

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#3 Post by edoc »

John Doe wrote:Anyone out there get a Broadcom Wireless Card to work with ndiswrapper?
Yes. My Buffalo G54 (a Broadcom WLI-CB-G54A-based device) is working nicely on an older IBM 600X laptop.

http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.p ... 2&start=30

Scroll backwards in that thread to see the long and winding road I took to get it working ... took lots of very patient help from several of the wonderful folks on this list!

HTH ... doc
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#4 Post by tempestuous »

koevet,
For your Broadcom BCM 4401 ethernet controller, yes, I think you need to compile the driver (in Puppy 1.0.5alpha2) from www.broadcom.com/drivers/downloaddrivers.php

For your PRO/Wireless IPW2200BG controller, I compiled this driver recently. I will put it on a download site soon. Watch the "Announcements" forum, or email me.

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