On 10 Nov 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > >On 10 Nov 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > >>Anthony Campbell wrote: > >>>When I installed kernel 2.6.30-2-686-bigmem my eth1 disappeared, so no > >>>wireless. Not a problem in practice because I simply revert to > >>>2.6.30-1-686-bigmem and it's back, but I'd like to understand what is > >>>happening. Does it need a bug report or is it a "feature"? > >>> > >>>Anthony > >>> > >>It seems to me strange to lose your wireless just from 2.6.30-1 to 2.6.30-2. > >>Do you remember if your wless was playing out of the box with 2.6.30-1 ? > >> > >>Do you happen to use any of those broadcom sta modules? > >> > >>Boot into 2.6.30-1 where your wireless is recognized and send us an > >>lspci -v (just the wireless part) > >> > >>Giorgos > >> > > > > > >Yes, you are right. I'd forgotten this was a Broadcom wireless. I'm not > >sure if the modules are available for the latest kernel. > > > >Anthony > > I also have such a card. I have noted the following instructions for > doing after a kernel upgrade: > > aptitude purge <everything-with-broadcom-in-the-package-name> > aptitude install broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source > > # module-assistant prepare broadcom-sta > # module-assistant auto-install broadcom-sta > > and reboot! > > > (you need internet to get the packages, so first boot the kernel > where wifi functions, do the first two commands, then reboot to the > new and issue the next to commands) > >
I seem to remember doing that in the past but the broadcom packages are apparently not available at the moment. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - a...@acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
