[Wolves] What to Install advice

[Adam Sweet]

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On 15/02/12 16:52, Barry W wrote:
> Hi folks.
> 
> I'm thinking of installing a linux distro on an old Dell Inspiron
> 2200 laptop (with expanded ram). This had the Broadcom B43 chipset
> for the wifi which I understand can be tricky with some flavours of
> linux.
> 
> So my question: Which is the better option Ubuntu (i'm told version
> 11 is not great but the version 10 LTS is fine) or Debian? Or is
> there a better option out there I'm not aware of?

I have an HP Mininote 2133 which has the B43 wireless card. In both
Ubuntu and Fedora you will need a wired connection to get the non-free
firmware. In Ubuntu it's as easy as using the 'Additional Drivers'
wizard. I'm not a Fedora expert but I had to do some manual
downloading and follow some instructions:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Device_firmware_installation

..and I guess the same would apply to most other distributions.

Regards,

Adam Sweet

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