[kwlug disc.] Kernel Compilation Woes

[Chris I]

On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 20:19 -0500, Kyle Spaans wrote:
> I post this mostly for reference for others, but I could also benefit
> from some light help.
> 
> So I've got Ubuntu 6.10 [Edgy Eft?] installed on my Apple 12"
> PowerBook G4 laptop. It comes with a 2.6.17 kernel, and I wanted to
> update it partly for fun learning, and mostly to get the wireless card
> working [the apple AirPort wireless card with a Broadcom chipset,
> which is supposed to be supported natively in a newer kerne].

Just a side-note, but I had the Broadcom wireless working in my 12"
iBook with the stock kernels (This was likely dapper or during edgy
development cycle). You do need to manually rip the firmware from Mac OS
X and drop it in a place hotplug can find it.

-- 
Chris I <chris at chrisirwin.ca>