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   From: Juzme    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Edgy: Installing bcm43xx-fwcutter WITHOUT having a wired Internet   
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   Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:48:25 -0500   
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   The Etobian wrote:   
   > On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:51:02 -0500, Juzme  wrote:   
   >    
   >> The Etobian wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Thanks. I blacklisted  bcm43xx, and  I downloaded ndiswrapper (1.37),   
   >> ....   
   >>> ndiswrapper did not install correctly.   
   >> Get ndiswrapper and its common from Synaptic (it works) and then do   
   >> everything root; after "blacklist bcm43xx" simply navigate to the   
   >> drivers' location (both bcmwl5.inf AND bcmwl5.sys) and, then:   
   >>     sudo ndiswrapper -e bcm43xx   
   >>     sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf   
   >>     sudo ndiswrapper -l to verify "driver and hardware present"   
   >>     sudo ndiswrapper -m   
   >>     also add "ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe/modules with su editor   
   >>     set up in System and turn off wired->set to connect on boot->   
   >>     don't use WPA, and KEY in HEX if WEP->activate wifi   
   >> Happy surfing.   
   >> Juzme   
   >    
   >    
   > I found ndiswrapper on the CD using synaptic, and installed it.   
   > Unfortunately, ndiswrapper -l reported that the bcmwl5.inf driver was   
   > invalid.  I copied over the driver from the Linksys CD, did a   
   > ndiswrapper -e bcmwl5, loaded the new driver,  and got the same error.   
      
   Check out:   
        https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper   
                                    and   
        https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper   
            you won't need to install network manager   
   Hope it helps.   
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