Re: Making ATI and Broadcom work on a Lenny laptop
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 09:01, Klistvud <quotations@aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
> Dne sobota 11 april 2009 ob 21:26:49 je Kelly Clowers napisal(a):
>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:03, Klistvud <quotations@aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
>> > Howdie!
>> >
>> > Anyone tried to make an ATI 1200 and a BCM4328 work on a Lenny laptop? I
>> > am trying to finalize my Lenny installation on a HP Compaq 6715b and have
>> > a few questions:
>> > Should I just leave the graphics as it is, or is it advisable to install
>> > the proprietary ATI Catalyst drivers (and WHICH ones and HOW)?
>>
>> An x1200 should just work, with 3d acceleration, with the "radeon" driver.
>>
>> > Is the Broadcom hybrid driver still the best option for making the
>> > BCM4328 wireless chip work? Is the patch needed? How do you go about
>> > compiling, installing the driver, and making the driver permanent (i.e.
>> > load at every boot)? In short, what is your experience, what would be my
>> > best bet for the above graphics chip and wireless chip in Debian Lenny?
>>
>> It looks like b43 does not support the 4328, so ndiswrapper is probably
>> the best bet. This might be a place to start:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Feisty_No-Fluff
>
> Thanx for answering. Anyway, I'm prejudiced against ndiswrapper (used to be a
> Windows user for many years, so now I shiver at every gates/windows I see). So
> I've tried to compile the original broadcom ("hybrid" or "wl") driver from the
> Broadcom website and it does work. No need to install the patch either
> (although there are some indications that ssh won't work). Only nuisance: you
> have to recompile it every time the kernel gets updated :(.
>
> Best instructions I've managed to find:
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=30648&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=2782df86cc404fde6d75b631594c3053
>
> P.S. Of course, the driver is every bit as tainted as ndiswrapper. But at
> least it's not M$-tainted... ;)
Ah, I was not aware of that driver. I'll keep it in mind for the next time
someone asks about Broadcom.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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