<div dir="ltr">Interestingly enough, I just loaded Mint 5 on an HP laptop with a broadcom wireless card in it, and it automatically wrapped it with Ndiswrapper. I couldn't believe it. It just worked.<br><br>Good to hear broadcom is coming around.<br>
<br>Chad<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Kris Davidson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davidson.kris@gmail.com">davidson.kris@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
You never know maybe they'll support it retroactivly<br>
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2008/10/3 gordon dunlop <<a href="mailto:astrozubenel@googlemail.com">astrozubenel@googlemail.com</a>>:<br>
> Would you believe it Broadcom has released linux drivers for their<br>
> newer wireless cards. This is where you do not need to use Ndiswrapper<br>
> or BCM43xx firmware cutter. Here is the site for download:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php" target="_blank">http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php</a><br>
><br>
> Obviously for older cards it is back to the old methods, is the world<br>
> really changing regarding Linux? Yup slowly but surely.<br>
><br>
> Gordon<br>
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