Re: linux-image-2.6.28-4-amd64
On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:38:17 -0800
Freddy Freeloader <fredddy@cableone.net> wrote:
> Gerard Robin wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I use linux-image-2.6.18-3-amd64 (etch)and my connection wifi works fine
> > (card atheros on a laptop acer aspire 5102wlmi) I installed
> > linux-image-2.6.18-4-amd64 and my connection wifi did not work
> > no longer when I booted on this new kernel. Had someone encounter this
> > problem ?
> I don't know enough about the card to know if it's natively supported or
> not, but if it isn't, and you are using ndiswrapper, you need to use
> ndiswrapper to reinstall the windows drivers. I've had to do that with
> my broadcom chip every time I've updated the kernel on my laptop.
Atheros chips are suported by the Madwifi driver (non-free repo); try
doing:
aptitude install madwifi modules-assistant
m-a prepare
m-a a-i madwifi
modprobe madwifi
Broadcom chips are supported by the in-kernel bcm43xx driver; my
internal Broadcom AirForce One (Acer AS3690) seems to work fine with
kernel 2.6.18-4-686. Note that you do need firmware; aptitude install
bcm43xx-fwcutter, and answer yes when debconf asks about downloading
firmware.
Celejar
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