Re: one more time -- broadcom wireless on f7

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On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 10:11:18AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, John W. Linville wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 07:04:10AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > >   so, is there, somewhere, a set of instructions that actually
> > > represents a solution, and which doesn't contain the phrase "and if
> > > that doesn't work, try ..." somewhere in the middle?
> >
> > For the BCM4318?  No.  Some 4318-based cards work w/ one driver,
> > some with another, and some with neither.  Complain to Broadcom,

>   above, you point out that some 4318-based cards work with one
> driver, some with another driver and so on.  fair enough.  but is
> there a way, as i'm working my way thru the configuration, to know
> ASAP whether it will work for *me*?

No.  With the 4318 we don't know how the hardware works.  The fact
that some hardware works with one driver or another is as much luck
as anything.  I assure you that we are not trying to torture you --
if we knew how to make that card work reliably then we would do it.

John
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