Are you able to follow these instructions? https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2013-January/428974.html I wondered if the problem is that the RPMfusion broadcom-wl is not up to date. Ranjan On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:01:33 -0500 Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to update a laptop to FC18, but that does not seem to be an option, > because the Broadcom WiFi is still not supported. It seems that the obvious > solutions are not practical, since both the Live-CD and Install kernels use > kernels for which rpmfusion has no driver software due to their age. > > I suppose I could grab another laptop, connect to the net, set up routing, > connect the laptops by cable, but that's a real hack. I could also install MINT, > since their religious beliefs do not prohibit using freely provided vendor > drivers, but I really prefer Fedora. > > I could provide a USB WiFi adapter which is recognized, only none of the three I > have is detected by the kernels provided, even though they all worked on the > FC16 gen laptops I was using a year ago or so. > > I could build my own kernel, but I have never mastered the secure boot sign your > own UEFI, and I could run FC18 under KVM, but that doesn't provide the newer > security features, just the newer apps, which is not the issue. > > Suggestions? > > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot > -- > 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 > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
