Comments on: Sneaky blacklisting of WiFi in HP laptops? http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/ Mindblogging the world to itself Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ouzo http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-291617 ouzo Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:14:22 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-291617 same problem with 6715b and intel pro wireless 3945abg is siply ain't detected that's it.. fuck hp, makes shit boxes with any ajustubility. same problem with 6715b and intel pro wireless 3945abg is siply ain’t detected that’s it.. fuck hp, makes shit boxes with any ajustubility.

]]> By: JosipBroz http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-283610 JosipBroz Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:20:41 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-283610 Well, if it's the Broadcom's 4328 model, then compiling their proprietary GNU/Linux driver should work flawlessly -- at least, it worked for me (on openSuSE 11.0). It can be downloaded from the Broadcom site (32- and 64-bit version available), along with a readme file containing detailed instructions (for me, blacklisting the crashing ndiswrapper driver and the ssb module was the greatest challenge of the entire process). I had also tried fwcutter, but it doesn't support 11n cards. Well, if it’s the Broadcom’s 4328 model, then compiling their proprietary GNU/Linux driver should work flawlessly — at least, it worked for me (on openSuSE 11.0). It can be downloaded from the Broadcom site (32- and 64-bit version available), along with a readme file containing detailed instructions (for me, blacklisting the crashing ndiswrapper driver and the ssb module was the greatest challenge of the entire process). I had also tried fwcutter, but it doesn’t support 11n cards.

]]> By: er:k http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-89727 er:k Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:54:47 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-89727 With an hp nc8230 and a broadcom bcm43xx-based Wifi card, I too have tried to change the mini-PCI card. But the BIOS never let me boot my laptop after that. I have search (and tried) how to hack the BIOS... in vain. Hopefully, the card works now with ndiswrapper. With an hp nc8230 and a broadcom bcm43xx-based Wifi card, I too have tried to change the mini-PCI card. But the BIOS never let me boot my laptop after that. I have search (and tried) how to hack the BIOS… in vain. Hopefully, the card works now with ndiswrapper.

]]> By: Johan http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-89002 Johan Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:29:52 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-89002 The newest opensource driver should support pretty much everything except 11n cards. See http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 for details. The newest opensource driver should support pretty much everything except 11n cards. See http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 for details.

]]> By: fa http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-88764 fa Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:43:25 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-88764 I have an (older) nx7010 whose wifi works flawlessly on all operating systems. But it descends from the old compaq product line of notebooks, not the hp product line, maybe that's the case here. grmbl, had to rewrite this because noscript blocked the captcha. I have an (older) nx7010 whose wifi works flawlessly on all operating systems. But it descends from the old compaq product line of notebooks, not the hp product line, maybe that’s the case here.
grmbl, had to rewrite this because noscript blocked the captcha.

]]> By: Eddy Petrisor http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-88758 Eddy Petrisor Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-88758 To make the original Broadcom card, you probably need the linux 2.6.24 kernel with its new driver for it b43. It worked for me quite nicely, while the old driver bcm43xx had issues. http://ramblingfoo.blogspot.com/2008/02/wpa2-psk-with-aes-on-broadcom-wlan0.html To make the original Broadcom card, you probably need the linux 2.6.24 kernel with its new driver for it b43.

It worked for me quite nicely, while the old driver bcm43xx had issues.

http://ramblingfoo.blogspot.com/2008/02/wpa2-psk-with-aes-on-broadcom-wlan0.html

]]> By: Mike Vincent http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-88528 Mike Vincent Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:16:09 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-88528 I have an hp nw9440 and have been quite happy with it. After buying my wife a cheap f575 compaq (hp) with a broadcom wifi I decided I was going to get an intel 3945ABG like I have in the nw9440 for it. But before buying a new one, I decided to try swapping mine in first. Glad I did, because it wasn't detected at all. :( I might try the link James posted and see if there's any gems in there that might make it work. I have an hp nw9440 and have been quite happy with it. After buying my wife a cheap f575 compaq (hp) with a broadcom wifi I decided I was going to get an intel 3945ABG like I have in the nw9440 for it. But before buying a new one, I decided to try swapping mine in first. Glad I did, because it wasn’t detected at all. :(

I might try the link James posted and see if there’s any gems in there that might make it work.

]]> By: Hub http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-88410 Hub Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:51:57 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-88410 ThinkPad have the same issue. Rule of thumb: Intel chipsets and nothing else. ThinkPad have the same issue.

Rule of thumb: Intel chipsets and nothing else.

]]> By: James http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-88406 James Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:23:40 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/02/07/sneaky-blacklisting-of-wifi-in-hp-laptops/#comment-88406 It's usually a limitation in the BIOS - see http://www.richud.com/HP-Pavilion-104-Bios-Fix/ for how to patch the BIOS. It’s usually a limitation in the BIOS - see http://www.richud.com/HP-Pavilion-104-Bios-Fix/ for how to patch the BIOS.

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