Ranjan Maitra wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:56:08 -0500 Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Ranjan Maitra wrote:
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.
I believe that the opposite is true, the kernel in the Live-CD is so old that
the matching drivers are no longer readily found on rpmfusion. The current
packages match a kernel newer than the one on the Live-CD or install DVD.
The broadcom-wl is numbered:
5.100.82.112
which appears to be earlier (?) than the number:
5.100.138 in the supplied link.
That is why I was thinking that the broadcom-wl is not upto date.
Thanks for the link, unfortunately installing thing not in the distro requires
downloading the packages. It's Catch-22, if I had network connectivity I could
download the things I need to get network connectivity. But then I wouldn't need
to...
Yes, I was able to use a wired connection to get these: it is pretty
straightforward from then on (at least, was, for me).
I can download to external media, but that gets ugly, complex, and vastly
time-consuming. Install a package, find out what else it needs, repeat indefinitely.
I understand the frustration. What did you do previously to get WiFi
working on F? Broadcom support has never been included in F from what I
understand.
Wired was easy the last time I updated this, though not as easy as when I ran
ISP servers and had GB to the server and OC12 (or so) to the net. I can take the
laptop to a wired connection, it just doesn't *have* one where it is, and it
would seem as though there would be a way to do it better than sneaker net and
taking it for a ride in my car.
I will be able to get there from here if I choose to make it a death battle, but
someone could be my friend forever if they made up an "install spin" which had a
Live-CD and a kernel with all the drivers needed to access current video and
wireless devices such as are commonly used in affordable hardware.
I would expect more of rpmfusion, I would think they would have the drivers for
the Live-CD and install DVD available, even though the kernels are out of date.
Thanks for the sympathy, looking at how bizarre the partitioning stuff has
become, I suspect getting to an install over what I want to erase and not over
the current stuff will be exciting. Before someone says it, of course I have
backups, at least of the important stuff, the rest could be recreated if needed.
Best wishes,
Ranjan
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