Dak Lander Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Any word on that Linux wireless driver yet? To refresh your memory, it's the Broadcom BCM94306 on 802.11g wireless pci card. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Rave Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Yo, Dakster, I didn't get time to ask yet (I'm a freeking Meetings Engineer these days!). I'll get right on it on Monday for ya. :DTR Cambrian Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 Thanks man. I'm not too proud to bug you agout it again. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news. Got them long but not forgotten blues... Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Rave Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I got busy and forgot all about you Dak, sorry. I'll send an email to myself at work right now to remind me to go diggin. :DTR Cambrian Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Hey Dave The Rave! Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Rave Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by Gus Lozada: Hey Dave The Rave! Hi Gus! How are ya? Hope to see you at NAMM again this year :DTR Cambrian Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Rave Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by Dak the halls: Here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news. Got them long but not forgotten blues...OK Dak, here's the skinny.... There currently is NO released driver for Linux for any of our WLAN chipsets The reason for this is the concern over releasing IP under the gnu licensing terms, of course. However, there is some hope that a kind of "hybrid" driver, with binary for the "family jewels" and open source for the interface, may make its way into the big wide world sometime next year Stay tuned. You should not hesitate to contact Broadcom's support group asking for a Linux driver. Remind them how many potential $$$ in chipsales for Linux based PC's they are not picking up under their current policy. $$$ speaks volumes with the marketing folks and is just about the only thing that will get their attention. :DTR Cambrian Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jardini: Originally posted by Dak the halls: Here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news. Got them long but not forgotten blues...OK Dak, here's the skinny.... There currently is NO released driver for Linux for any of our WLAN chipsets The reason for this is the concern over releasing IP under the gnu licensing terms, of course. However, there is some hope that a kind of "hybrid" driver, with binary for the "family jewels" and open source for the interface, may make its way into the big wide world sometime next year Stay tuned. You should not hesitate to contact Broadcom's support group asking for a Linux driver. Remind them how many potential $$$ in chipsales for Linux based PC's they are not picking up under their current policy. $$$ speaks volumes with the marketing folks and is just about the only thing that will get their attention. :DTRThanks DTR. I thought as much. As to your last paragraph, that's essentially what I told them, Broadcom, and the card manufacturer who happens to be Motorola. I mentioned to both that the first company that brings out a bonafide Linux driver for their chips would have a huge step up on every other chip maker out there. I also mentioned to Broadcom, Motorola and D-Link that this issue with not providing drivers for those of us who use Linux, and me in particular would stop purchasing any product with a non Linux driver available for it. I got the idea they could care less. So, essentially, because I'll soon be in need of at least four computers needing to be wireless, due to the issue of stringing hardwire the distances through an existing house.That's four sales they lost as well as I don't know how many other sales lost due to me posting the non-Linux compatibility of those items on various Linux user's sites I'm members of as well as this forum. I'll be betting that anyone that is reading this now knows that if they want to go wireless they have to stay away from any card with the Broadcom chip in it, including the Motorola cards, nor do the D-Link DWL G510 or Airlink AWLH 3025 cards work. Once I find the cards with a working chip I'll post to the same forums. Those wireless card makers are the ones that will get the business. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Rave Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Our chipsets are in all the neato Apple WLAN thingies.....and OS-X is UNIX, right? Hmmm....there's gotta be a way..... :DTR Cambrian Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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