[OpenWrt-Users] why you should always read the fine print

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Oh, Broadcom wireless chipset. Well, you can try installing kmod-b43 package then try again with wifi detect.

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
> Gesendet: 20.07.08 12:10:34
> An: OpenWrt User List <openwrt-users at lists.openwrt.org>
> Betreff: Re: [OpenWrt-Users] why you should always read the fine print


> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, openwrt at email.de wrote:
> >
> > > Ok. You installed the kmod-madwifi package, the Madwifi modules
> > > are loaded (lsmod) and dmesg shows the Atheros card.
> >
> > but, as i mentioned in that post, it *wasn't* an atheros card, it
> > turned out to be an ASUS card (the WL-120G with a broadcom chipset).
> > so that doesn't really solve my problem, does it?  why do you claim
> > that dmesg detects an atheros card?  what specifically should i look
> > for from "dmesg" to verify what you're suggesting?
> 
> BTW, with the ASUS card in there, running "wifi detect" generates
> absolutely nothing.  but should i be surprised by that, since i built
> an image allegedly with atheros wifi support, but there's a
> broadcom-based mini PCI card in there.  so isn't that why i should
> *expect* to get no output under these circumstances?  or am i messing
> something up here?
> 
> rday
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