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Ubuntu wireless card drivers
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Is it the dx-bgdtc card or dx-wgdtc card? I am finding lots of info on the dx-wgdtc but hardly any hits on the bgdtc when I google it.
Also if it is the bgdtc card do you know what chipset it uses? I can tell you if there are out of the box drivers by the chipset it uses.
Also if it is the bgdtc card do you know what chipset it uses? I can tell you if there are out of the box drivers by the chipset it uses.
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thanx for response, card is this one here:
http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-592-4-dynex-80211g-wireless-g-desktop-card.aspx
not sure on what chipset, how can I tell?
http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-592-4-dynex-80211g-wireless-g-desktop-card.aspx
not sure on what chipset, how can I tell?
Ok, well there does not appear to be drivers from the manufacturer as you can tell. Two options, A) Look on the card and physically check for the chipset brand and model #, then hope there are open source drivers. B) Fall back option is to use ndiskwrapper to use the windows drivers in Linux for wireless cards. Can be a little tricky.
Apparently there is support in the kernel since kernel 2.6.17, but for the bcm4318 there is transmission issue,
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_BCM43xx
I'd plug it in, and see how it works, and if ubuntu doesn't auto detect and go, then use the windows drivers and ndiswrapper.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=285809
http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/How_To_Install_Your_Broadcom_BCM4318_Using_Ndiswrapper
(Second link is for fedora, but it might give you more insight into the process)
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