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wolfen69
October 2nd, 2008, 10:39 PM
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php yay!
miggols99
October 2nd, 2008, 10:42 PM
:D Maybe there will be a distro that works with my broadcom wireless out of the box soon!! ;)
smartboyathome
October 2nd, 2008, 10:48 PM
At last! Now hopefully Jaunty will let broadcom users have internet.
Calmatory
October 2nd, 2008, 10:53 PM
At last! Now hopefully Jaunty will let broadcom users have internet.

Laughed. :D

Maybe I can get my wireless back... :)
medic2000
October 2nd, 2008, 11:06 PM
That's really great! I hope day after day more vendors will join!
bufsabre666
October 2nd, 2008, 11:15 PM
wow real drivers, oh well my atheros drivers are already in kernel but i used to have a bcm4318 and it stunk, but then ubuntu added it into the restricted driver manager so it wasnt that bad but real kernel modules are alot better
itsjustarumour
October 2nd, 2008, 11:28 PM
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php yay!

Nearly swallowed my lunch down the wrong way when I saw that heading!!

:lolflag:
Bachstelze
October 2nd, 2008, 11:35 PM
Blob, blob, blob...

Oh, well, better than nothing, I guess.
hamishaus
October 2nd, 2008, 11:35 PM
Does anyone know if these drivers apply to the 4318 chipset? If so, how do we install them?

Hamish
I-75
October 2nd, 2008, 11:52 PM
If Broadcom just released them, then why are they dated 7/1/2008? Did Broadcom hold them back until they were ready to release them?


32-bit driver 5.10.27.6 7/1/2008 Download Zip File

512KB

64-bit driver 5.10.27.6 7/1/2008 Download Zip File
510KB


README.txt 5.10.27.6 7/1/2008 Download Text File
3KB
TheOrangePeanut
October 2nd, 2008, 11:55 PM
Wow, I didn't see this coming. Congrats to those that have Bcom cards... this is a real win I think.

I'd much rather have a blob than no driver at all.
aaaantoine
October 3rd, 2008, 12:17 AM
1. What about BCM4318?
2. How about opening the source?
icechen1
October 3rd, 2008, 03:25 AM
Great!But does it work?
TheSlipstream
October 3rd, 2008, 03:33 AM
No BCM4318. Will I ever get a native driver for this thing?
Calmatory
October 3rd, 2008, 10:09 AM
Great!But does it work?No. At least not for BCM4311.

I almost thought Broadcom did something good and working. Turn over, nothing to see here. :(
mips
October 3rd, 2008, 10:12 AM
Blob, blob, blob...

Oh, well, better than nothing, I guess.

Theo, is that you? :)
zxscooby
October 3rd, 2008, 10:24 AM
omgwth!!!11!
I just fell out of my chair.....
when i saw it doesn't work for 4311.