On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 06:31:32AM +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Tue, 15 May 2007 17:56:56 -0400 > Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 12:43:32PM -0700, DavidDutch1964 wrote: > > > I love debian. I guess we all do here. > > > > > > Recently, thoguh, I had to switch to Kubuntu =only= because wireless > > > on my laptop JUST WORKED. > > > > > > I have an HP zt3000 with one of those Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG > > > wireless cards built in. It has been horrible to try to get working > > > despite any instructions found on the Internet. The instruction on > > > the site for this (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/) was tricky as > > > it only focused on getting that one piece working and not > > > networking as a whole. > > [...] > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=2200&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > Whats' more, those modules are included in the standard kernel image > these days. The difference however is that Ubuntu packages the > firmware, whereas Debian does not. That is likely to confound the > uninitiated. >
Oh right, I'm so used to ipw3945. Couldn't he just get the firmware from Intel's website though? -- http://digital-haze.net/~pobega/ - My Website If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
