Driver Question

r0d · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 17

I have a intergrated broadcom wireless card(CRAP!) and the 2005.0 distro doesnt see it. Now i put in a copy of gnoppix, which can see the card. So what I did was lsmod to see what the .ko file it uses from /usr/lib/module/driver/net and copy it the same path in my local gentoo system. I configure modprobe.conf to point my driver with a simple name. the program modprobe doesnt see it.

sucks to be a noob.....

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 4:54 am Post subject:

Kernel modules should go into "/lib/modules/<version>/kernel/." Also, usually trying to insert a module compiled for one kernel into another running kernel with a different configuration can cause a lot of problems. You probably want to try ndiswrapper, which is a kernel wrapper for the Windows Broadcom wireless drivers. A search should result in a few howtos/guides if you're interested...
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Aynjell · Veteran Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1117

It's what I had to do, and I thought it was pretty effective.
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r0d · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 17

Excellent, Thanks! you saved me 60 bucks from buying an orinoco card.