Quite a while back someone in the IRC channel expressed interest when I said I'd installed Ubuntu on my iBook and they wanted to know if you could use wireless networking. I can't remember who it was, sorry. The answer (after a very quick Google), is no. I'm very disappointed about that. Apparently the necessary specifications haven't been released. So, unless anyone knows otherwise, I guess the best we can do is pester Apple... -- Ben "tola" Francis http://hippygeek.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SUPPORT for small businesses and home users http://tolatech.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 21:05 +0000, Ben Francis wrote:
Quite a while back someone in the IRC channel expressed interest when I said I'd installed Ubuntu on my iBook and they wanted to know if you could use wireless networking. I can't remember who it was, sorry.
The answer (after a very quick Google), is no. I'm very disappointed about that. Apparently the necessary specifications haven't been released.
So, unless anyone knows otherwise, I guess the best we can do is pester Apple...
If you are talking about the Airport Extreme, Broadcom haven't released specs (Airport Extreme is a Broadcom chipset- I can't do lspci as I disconnected the card). There is a petition-online for this somewhere. I ended up buying a Netgear WG111 USB- the hope is that this works painlessly with linux-wlan.org when it arrives. The Airport is (according to google) supported by Linux, but is different physically to use in the newer G4 iBooks. I ended up going down the Gentoo route, and the only issue I've had to think of are: Macromedia Flash (gplflash.sf.net is the best alternative so far) and Crossover for MS Office (but MOL _ maconlinux.net and the Mac version of Office work there). Adam
On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 09:51:29PM +0000, Mr. Adam ALLEN. wrote:
The Airport is (according to google) supported by Linux, but is different physically to use in the newer G4 iBooks.
I can confirm the original Airport card works fine, as my old iBook (366Mhz) has one, and it operated without problems at the last ALUG meeting, whilst running Debian. -- Ashley T. Howes, Ph.D. http://www.ashleyhowes.com "If you try to remember, you will lose. Empty your mind. Be like water. Put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. Put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow; it can flow or creep or drip or crash! Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
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