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[Boris Reinhard <reinhard.boris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess the other installer won't do anything as it's simply for different
hardware, you could uninstall or leave it, if there could be conflicts I
think the other installer would mention them vor simply overwrite stuff,
but likely it just would "coexist" :)
Am 01.11.2014 22:34 schrieb "Fritz Hudnut" <este.el.paz@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Boris:
>
> Ah, right, that's what I was wondering . . . so if I run
> "firmware-b43-installer" . . . will that override the
> "firmware-b43-legacy-installer" command that I already ran?  I got confused
> in thinking about my experiences with my older iMac, which I think took
> "legacy" . . . and the iBook, which does have the AE card . . . .
>
> Anyway, at work on my MBPro . . . have to get back to the iBook tomorrow .
> . . .
>
> Thanks for the help, much appreciated,
>
> F
>
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Boris Reinhard <
> reinhard.boris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Almost there Fritz,
>>
>> you will need to run
>>
>> firmware-b43-installer
>>
>> the legacy one is for oder cards, yours is one of the newer Airport
>> extreme cards.
>> Am 01.11.2014 21:30 schrieb "Fritz Hudnut" <este.el.paz@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> @Aere:
>>>
>>> Thanks for that, but right, it's all about "cost/benefit" ratio . . .
>>> I've been through this wifi thing a number of times but ubuntu sort of made
>>> me "lazy" as it and LM both offer the "additional drivers" option, and
>>> budda-bing . . . wifi was installed.  Even thinking that in my previous
>>> install of 14.04 I had the wifi set up??? but maybe not . . . .
>>>
>>> I have looked over these broadcom driver lists before . . . but, fairly
>>> certain that 12.04 provided the "additional drivers" on wifi . . . but,
>>> clearly it's been "modified" in 14.04 . . . .
>>>
>>> F
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Aere Greenway <
>>> Aere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/01/2014 11:58 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I eagerly ran those commands, and stuff happened . . . but on reboot
>>>>> the same error message showed up, checked add'l drivers--no drivers
>>>>> available.  Maybe the G4 iBook isn't "b43-legacy"??  Same commands but
>>>>> without "legacy"??  I know that traditionally wifi has been one of the
>>>>> "snafu's" . . . it's not "mission critical" right now, but, benefit of a
>>>>> laptop is--it can move . . . .
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fritz:
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what hardware your machine has, and what will solve the
>>>> problem.  What you described reminded me of other things I have
>>>> encountered, so I suggested something to look at.
>>>>
>>>> According to the information displayed by Synaptic Package Manager
>>>> (probably coming from the packages themselves):
>>>>
>>>> firmware-b43legacy-installer
>>>>
>>>> This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43legacy
>>>> kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards.
>>>>
>>>> Supported chipsets:
>>>>  * BCM4301;
>>>>  * BCM4306/2;
>>>>  * BCM4306.
>>>>
>>>> firmware-b43-installer
>>>>
>>>> This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43
>>>> kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards.
>>>>
>>>> Supported chipsets:
>>>>  * BCM4306/3;
>>>>  * BCM4311;
>>>>  * BCM4318;
>>>>  * BCM4321;
>>>>  * BCM4322 (only 14e4:432b);
>>>>  * BCM4312 (with Low-Power a.k.a. LP-PHY).
>>>>
>>>> If your hardware is not one of the above, either package will be of no
>>>> help.
>>>>
>>>> Wireless access is something I struggle with in Linux.  To deal with
>>>> it, I have a number of wireless dongles that plug into a USB port, that
>>>> work out-of-the-box.
>>>>
>>>> I can plug one of those wireless dongles into the machine until I get
>>>> the wireless the machine has working.
>>>>
>>>> Internet searches have provided useful information on how to get the
>>>> wireless to work.  But I have not always succeeded in getting it working,
>>>> and in some cases, what you have to do to get it working is not (to me)
>>>> worth the work (and the risk to the system).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Aere
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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