Wednesday, February 29, 2012

What linux distros work with broadcom 43xx cards out of the box?

I have a dell inspiron 1501, and the only thing I've tried that works with the wifi card is sabayon, I've tried countless fixes, and none seem to work. So I was wondering if there are any linux distros that will work out of the box, and more specifically, if the dell ubuntu iso will work?What linux distros work with broadcom 43xx cards out of the box?
Linux Mint has excellent wireless support:

http://www.linuxmint.com/What linux distros work with broadcom 43xx cards out of the box?
I have installed Ubuntu onto several Dell and my current HP laptop. It found the wireless card every time - it took a tad bit of other tweeks (but NOT ndiswrapper!). I don't recall what additional settings were needed, but I was prompted for each component in the installation process.



But I did have to read the prompts as I was installing. What linux distros work with broadcom 43xx cards out of the box?
i had the same problem with my hp. easiest way is too do that is one use the distro Ubuntu.. and plug your laptop in wired.. with a ethernet cable, when you go into the driver menu, you can click update driver, it will find the driver for your w. card automatically.



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  • 1 comment:

    1. Mint 14 doesn't work at all. It doesn't even see ndiswrapper to go that route. Ubuntu is just out of the question IMO.

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