by wintpe » Jun 20th, '13, 11:28
i dont have this card, but i have a broadcom nic in my desktop, and I know with that i always have to add the firmware to
mageia to get it working, this is quite common with all broadcom hardware.
and im trying to answer this from work where i dont have my mageia 3 stuff, so you need to follow my suggestions and check/verify.
are the tainted and nonfree repos on the DVD? i cant remember, mount it and check, and also the question did you
click on the tainted and nonfree repos during install.
It could be that they are not on the DVD and a network connection is required at install time to download those firmware add ons, again i did not check when i did my mageia 3 test install.
is it possible to attach you laptop to the net without wireless (usb or on board 10/100 nic for example).
in dmesg ( a command you run through a terminal) you may see a message about missing firmware which might confirm what im suggesting.
I m sure this card is supported as there are similar posts with it working.
regards peter
Redhat 6 Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Sometimes my posts will sound short, or snappy, however its realy not my intention to offend, so accept my apologies in advance.