Re: Using wireless on a PowerBook G4

[Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>]

* Christopher Jones <c_jones@MIT.EDU> [2009-01-30 22:42:10 CET]:
> Hi all, just installed Etch on my PowerBook G4.  I can't activate the  
> wireless.  My /etc/network/interfaces looks like
> 
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> 
> allow-hotplug wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> wireless-essid (my network name)
> 
> When I try to connect with wifi-radar, I just get errors ("Interface  
> doesn't support scanning : No such device").  Any advice for a newbie?

 Depending on your wireless chip you most propably need the firmware for
it. I'm not sure if this is the right thing for you because you didn't
mention which you have, but I guess bcm43xx-fwcutter and b43-fwcutter
will be the packages of your interest.

 Hope that helps!
Rhonda