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Old 01-07-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Broadcom AirForce 54g on Fedora 5 x86

What can I do to get it working?
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First you need to install ndiswrapper. This allows you to use the windows drivers for your card on your linux box.
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When I try installing, I get this:

root@kim:~/ndiswrapper-1.34# make54_FC5# cd ~
make -C driver ndis*
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.34/driver'
Can't find kernel build files in /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5/build;
give the path to kernel build directory with
KBUILD=<path> argument to make
make[1]: *** [prereq_check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.34/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2
root@kim:~/ndiswrapper-1.34#

Looks like I need kernel headers. Is that right?
(I'm downloading them right now)
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OK, well, successfully installed kernel headers.

Still a problem; Fedora isn't (or can't) find my wireless card, even with ndiswrapper installed and a driver installed thru ndiswrapper

lspci finds the card:
Code:
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05:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
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but iwconfig just prints:
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root@kim:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.
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"modprobe ndiswrapper" maybe?
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Already done, as per instructions. :/
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