Re: Module /usr/src/modules/bcm4400 failed (ahh no network)

[Adam Aube <aaube01@baker.edu>]

wex wrote:

> I am trying ot install debian onto my laptop which has the broadcomm 4400
> network card.  I went ahead and installed debian but of course I have no
> network because it is not in the 2.4.18 kernel that comes with it.

I had a similar problem with a Broadcom NIC in a server. I couldn't get the
official Broadcom driver to work, and ended up downloading and compiling
the 2.4.25 kernel from kernel.org (which had the driver).

Adam