Archive for March, 2008

Broadcom 4318 wireless on Ubuntu ppc iBook g4

Friday, March 7th, 2008

There is heaps out there around Broadcom but this is what worked for me with a ppc iBook 1.4GHz G4.

Using Ubuntu 6.06 and Kernal 2.6.15-26-powerpc

I followed the instruction from the following links. Read all the info before starting.  From a readme: It is recommended that you extract firmware for both b43 and b43legacy  order to support both types of cards on your system.

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Breezy#head-e9dd193e82982668840ea301b7d5e75f12f9a534

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#support

Up and running no reboot required.

Good luck, it can happen… did take about 6 hours of trying things. Had a good night sleep and worked it out in one hour the next morning. ;)

Udaipur & breathtaking Ajanta and Ellora Caves (Vodcast)

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Goodbye Rajasthan, hello Maharashtra! Our final destination in Rajasthan is Udaipur, home of James Bond, Octopussy and some beautiful castles. After an awe inspiring day trip around Udaipur looking at the largest Jain temple in the world, we head south to Ahmedabad to the magnificent caves of Ellora and Ajanta.

 
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