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Re: [suse-amd64] RE: [in] Re: [suse-amd64] amd64 laptop choice
- From: mmarion@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:57:14 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <200410202055.i9KKtWls002314@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On 20 Oct, Curt Purdy wrote:
> That is what I have done with the Proxim Gold a/b/g card. SuSE recognized
> it immediately. I have a little trouble understanding Broadcom's hype about
> 95% of all new laptops supporting their chip and having so little support in
> anything but windoze.
I find it confusing that linux support for their wireless chips is so bad at
all. I mean, their onboard chipsets (at least the bcm57xx series) is well
supported, and they have fairly frequent updates of their own linux driver
available on their site. That they're doing so well on the wired side, and so
bad on the wireless side is just odd.
--
Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com
Apu: "Hey. Hey! Hey! I have asked you nicely not to mangle my merchandise.
You leave me no choice but to...ask you nicely again." ==> Simpsons
> That is what I have done with the Proxim Gold a/b/g card. SuSE recognized
> it immediately. I have a little trouble understanding Broadcom's hype about
> 95% of all new laptops supporting their chip and having so little support in
> anything but windoze.
I find it confusing that linux support for their wireless chips is so bad at
all. I mean, their onboard chipsets (at least the bcm57xx series) is well
supported, and they have fairly frequent updates of their own linux driver
available on their site. That they're doing so well on the wired side, and so
bad on the wireless side is just odd.
--
Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com
Apu: "Hey. Hey! Hey! I have asked you nicely not to mangle my merchandise.
You leave me no choice but to...ask you nicely again." ==> Simpsons
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