Boris: Ah, right, that's what I was wondering . . . so if I run "firmware-b43-installer" . . . will that override the "firmware-b43-legacy-installer" command that I already ran? I got confused in thinking about my experiences with my older iMac, which I think took "legacy" . . . and the iBook, which does have the AE card . . . .
Anyway, at work on my MBPro . . . have to get back to the iBook tomorrow . . . . Thanks for the help, much appreciated, F On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Boris Reinhard < reinhard.bo...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Almost there Fritz, > > you will need to run > > firmware-b43-installer > > the legacy one is for oder cards, yours is one of the newer Airport > extreme cards. > Am 01.11.2014 21:30 schrieb "Fritz Hudnut" <este.el....@gmail.com>: > > @Aere: >> >> Thanks for that, but right, it's all about "cost/benefit" ratio . . . >> I've been through this wifi thing a number of times but ubuntu sort of made >> me "lazy" as it and LM both offer the "additional drivers" option, and >> budda-bing . . . wifi was installed. Even thinking that in my previous >> install of 14.04 I had the wifi set up??? but maybe not . . . . >> >> I have looked over these broadcom driver lists before . . . but, fairly >> certain that 12.04 provided the "additional drivers" on wifi . . . but, >> clearly it's been "modified" in 14.04 . . . . >> >> F >> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com >> > wrote: >> >>> On 11/01/2014 11:58 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >>> >>>> I eagerly ran those commands, and stuff happened . . . but on reboot >>>> the same error message showed up, checked add'l drivers--no drivers >>>> available. Maybe the G4 iBook isn't "b43-legacy"?? Same commands but >>>> without "legacy"?? I know that traditionally wifi has been one of the >>>> "snafu's" . . . it's not "mission critical" right now, but, benefit of a >>>> laptop is--it can move . . . . >>>> >>> >>> Fritz: >>> >>> I don't know what hardware your machine has, and what will solve the >>> problem. What you described reminded me of other things I have >>> encountered, so I suggested something to look at. >>> >>> According to the information displayed by Synaptic Package Manager >>> (probably coming from the packages themselves): >>> >>> firmware-b43legacy-installer >>> >>> This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43legacy >>> kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards. >>> >>> Supported chipsets: >>> * BCM4301; >>> * BCM4306/2; >>> * BCM4306. >>> >>> firmware-b43-installer >>> >>> This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43 >>> kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards. >>> >>> Supported chipsets: >>> * BCM4306/3; >>> * BCM4311; >>> * BCM4318; >>> * BCM4321; >>> * BCM4322 (only 14e4:432b); >>> * BCM4312 (with Low-Power a.k.a. LP-PHY). >>> >>> If your hardware is not one of the above, either package will be of no >>> help. >>> >>> Wireless access is something I struggle with in Linux. To deal with it, >>> I have a number of wireless dongles that plug into a USB port, that work >>> out-of-the-box. >>> >>> I can plug one of those wireless dongles into the machine until I get >>> the wireless the machine has working. >>> >>> Internet searches have provided useful information on how to get the >>> wireless to work. But I have not always succeeded in getting it working, >>> and in some cases, what you have to do to get it working is not (to me) >>> worth the work (and the risk to the system). >>> >>> -- >>> Sincerely, >>> Aere >>> >>> >>
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