[driverloader] Dell Inspiron 8600 (centrino)

[Levon Barker]

On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 16:08, Linuxant support wrote:
> Hi,
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> you seem to have a Broadcom based adapter. However, you have the wrong
> Windows XP driver in '/var/lib/driverloader'. You actually have two drive=
rs:
> one is for an Intel Centrino and the other is for a different Broadcom ba=
sed
> card.
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> This is the output from "lspci".
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> ---
> 02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown device 4324 (re=
v
> 02)
>  Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0001
>  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
> -
> 02:03.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4324 (rev 02)
>  Subsystem: 1028:0001
> ---
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> You should try with the latest NDIS (Windows XP) driver from Belkin for
> Broadcom wireless adapters. Belkin usually provides the newest driver. I
> suggested removing the current files in '/var/lib/driverloader' first. Yo=
u
> can use the following link.
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> http://web.belkin.com/support/download/download.asp?download=3DF5D7000=E2=
=8C=A9=3D1&mode=3D
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> When you uncompress the ".exe" file with "unzip", "unrar" or "winzip", th=
e
> driver files will be in "program files/Belkin/Belkin 54Mbps Wireless
> Utility/Driver".
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> Before uploading the INF file (bcmwl5.ntf) through the web interface, you
> must edit it to add your PCI ID under "[BROADCOM]" near the top.
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> Since your card's PCI ID is "14e4:4324" and the sub PCI ID is "1028:0001"=
,
> you need to add the following line.
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> ---
> %BCM430G_DeviceDesc% =3D BCM43XG, PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4324&SUBSYS_00011028
> ---
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> You should also add the parameter "TYPE=3DWireless" to
> '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1'.
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> Regards,
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> Jean-Simon Durand
> Technical specialist / Linuxant
> www.linuxant.com
> support at linuxant.com
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That worked! Thank you. Will purchase a license on Monday.