On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/12/2011 09:00 AM, Peter Reed wrote: >> You might want to check out this page on linux wireless: >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 > > Fascinating page. Just when I thought I had simplified what to do, this > complicates things again with another choice. B^) > >> I think you need to install the firmware for that chip. The method used is on >> the above page. I have never used the RPMFusion method so I can not comment >> on that, but with the information on this page I was able to get my b43 chip >> working properly. > > Unfortunately, in order to use this page, I need to be able to see my > hardware with lspci, but that is one of my problems. lspci no longer > shows me the Broadcom 4311 chipset! My question has be to: > > Where did it go???? > What happened to it?? > Why can't lspci find it anymore? One of: 1. It somehow got turned off in the BIOS. 2. The wireless switch is set incorrectly 3. Hardware failure: either the connector to it or the Broadcom chip itself or whatever feeds power to it or the motherboard is dying by parts or ... > -- > Kevin J. Cummings > kjchome@xxxxxxxxxxx > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- Dale Dellutri -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
