-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Kubuntu WLAN setup
- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:25:36 -0400
Glen,
If I understood correctly, I read something on a broadcom support page
somewhere that the latest Linux kernel can support at least the newer
broadcom wireless adapters. The kernel in wubi-Ubuntu KDE must be a
bit old.
It doesn't make sense to me that a manufacturer of a cheap generic
adapter would not want its devices to work under Linux.
I am not going to try to understand what that website said needed to
be done to make things work. Thanks for the offer of help but my
experience and my meds would not support the effort.
I'll try another distro soon and see what happens. They will
eventually include support for the adapter. I'm certainly in no great
rush to learn a new OS. <grin>
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Sawtell" <glen.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:30 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Kubuntu WLAN setup
> Unfortunately this is a problem with some hardware manufacturers.
> Since they do not want people to know exactly how the hardware
> works,
> drivers cannot be written for the hardware by anyone outside of the
> manufacturer. This is why they have 'binary only' drivers that are
> supplied by the manufacturer. Often the Linux distributions will
> refuse to or cannot package them with their software since the
> drivers
> that are released by these manufacturers are under a license which
> does not permit them to distribute them, sometimes it is also a
> moral
> refusal since some Linux vendors are purists who will not include
> any
> piece of software with their distribution that is not open source
> and
> freely distributable.
>
> Some other examples of this are the drivers for NVidia display
> adapters which are binary only. If you would like some help with
> this
> I would be glad to give you assistance.
>
> Regards,
> Glen.
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