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hi all, small problem' I am looking at suse 11 rc1 (it works great on my desktop with an rt61 wireless) when I try it with my laptop (bcm4312 via ...
  1. 06-07-2008 #1
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    bcm4312 suse 11 rc1

    hi all,

    small problem'

    I am looking at suse 11 rc1 (it works great on my desktop with an rt61 wireless)

    when I try it with my laptop (bcm4312 via ndiswrapper). i cannot get the wpa-supplicant to connect. also I have forgotten. how do I blacklist ssb?

    any help appreciated.
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    Why not just use the native b43 driver? I have been using it on Fedora 8, and it works great. You still will need to install the firmware, following these instructions:
    b43 - Linux Wireless

    Also, I no longer use wpa_supplicant. The NetworkManager (aka KNetworkManager) daemon works great for connecting to a wireless AP. It should store passwords in either a keyring manager or KWallet.
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    Thanks waterhead, but I decided to put kubuntu 8.04 back on. With the latest kernel it sets up my bcm4312 and my e220 modem by default. I will try suse 11 again after the full release.
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    That's interesting, because I see reports that it doesn't work in Ubuntu.

    bcm4312 not working - Ubuntu Forums

    What driver are you using in Kubuntu?
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  5. 06-10-2008 #5
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    Works fine although it has set up a rather strange mac address which has nothing whatsoever to do with the 4312.
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