Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Tips & Tricks => Topic started by: lkraemer on March 29, 2009, 06:43:19 AM
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1. Google search for "omattos"
Click on Broadcom
Download the b43 and b43legacy folders
2. Copy both folders to /lib/firmware
3. Edit /opt/.filetool.lst to add /lib/firmware to /opt/.filetool.lst
4. Install the extensions:
wireless-2.6.26.tecm
wireless_tools.tcel
Opera.tce
5. Open a Terminal window:
(NOTE: When you type iwconfig below the name of your wifi will be displayed ie. wlan0, eth1, etc.
subststute yours for wlan0 below.....)
sudo su
modprobe b43
iwconfig
iwconfig wlan0 essid "nameofyourwifirouter"
iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
udhcpc -b -i wlan0
exit
exit
Surf with Opera
lkraemer
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Excellent.. and easy as a piece of cake..
Will try tonight on my Lenovo G410.. if succedd.. then bye bye to heavy & noisy ubuntu..
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It's perhaps worth noting that there's a b43 driver in tc-3 alpha and you just need to "cut" the firmware as explained in:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43)