Hardware4Linux

Overall rating: 4.3 x 3

By Linux distribution:

• openSUSE 10.2 X86-64: 3.0 x 1
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 1
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 1

Working PCI wireless cards on openSUSE 10.2 X86-64 (kernel: 2.6.18.2-34-default) by mullet12345 (3):

there is a linux driver but i wasn’t able to get WPA-PSK working, so i am using ndiswrapper. not perfect, occasionally crashes on bootup.

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 AuthenticAMD (kernel: 2.6.22-suspend2-r2) by andlov (5):

Using ndiswrapper with HP driver SP36684A (64-bit kernel using bcmwl564.sys). Couldn’t get a proper firmware for bcm43xx using net-wireless/b43-fwcutter.

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 AuthenticAMD (kernel: 2.6.25-tuxonice-r2-red3) by gholam (5):

just use a recent kernel 25+ and the b43 driver, probably need to download the firmware and use the b43-cutter-011

• HP Compaq 6715b (GL063PA#ABG)
• HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
• HP Compaq 6715s (KE003ET#ABD)
• HP Compaq 6715b (GL063PA#ABG)

• ndiswrapper
• bcm43xx
• b43-pci-bridge