Re: Success Suse 10 and Belkin Wireless G PCI F5D5700


"ray" <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.04.29.19.55.41.224514@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dave

Some time ago I had occasion to install Linux on an MS Toshiba laptop
for
a presentation at a state library conference (to talk about an install
I've done of the public access internet computers at a local library). I
don't know what specific card it had, but it was an atheros chipset. At
any rate, I booted Knoppix and the wireless card was working. I
installed
from the Knoppix disk and it was working. Nothing could be easier. Seems
that the atheros has pretty decent support.



Yes the Atheros chipset was one that I had not heard much about but it
does
work, at least from my experience.

I have another older PC I will try to get up on Linux but I wil try a
different distribution and see how the card plays with it.

Dave

How old? I'm convinced that one of the best solutions for 'old' hardware
is Elive. It comes as a live CD with installation only a button click
away. Debian based; uses Enlightenment - great for old hardware. I've
installed it on several P166 boxes with 64MB RAM - runs quite well.


I see that there is a group working on Broadcom drivers:
http://linux-bcom4301.sourceforge.net/
The Linux Broadcom 4301 Driver Project

Dave


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