From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264299AbUHVASS (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:18:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264936AbUHVASS (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:18:18 -0400 Received: from wingding.demon.nl ([82.161.27.36]:129 "EHLO wingding.demon.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264299AbUHVASD (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:18:03 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 02:18:06 +0200 From: Rutger Nijlunsing To: Wakko Warner Cc: "David N. Welton" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux Incompatibility List Message-ID: <20040822001806.GA10544@nospam.com> Reply-To: linux-kernel@tux.tmfweb.nl References: <87r7q0th2n.fsf@dedasys.com> <20040821201632.GA7622@digitasaru.net> <20040821202058.GA9218@animx.eu.org> <87ekm0rxw3.fsf@dedasys.com> <20040821220359.GB9492@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040821220359.GB9492@animx.eu.org> Organization: M38c User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 06:03:59PM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > > >Ideas/comments/suggestions are welcome at this stage. > > > > > > > > Sounds interesting; is there a vendor blacklist (i.e. vendors that are > > > > either hostile toward or simply don't care about Linux and their products > > > > just won't ever work with Linux?) > > > > > > Broadcom's wireless chips come to mind... > > > > Sounds good. I wouldn't know one if it bit me on the leg, though, can > > you point to list archives, a web site, or reassure me that if I > > google for it I will get the right information? I'd like models or a > > range of models if possible, and why they don't work, and any notes or > > additional information about the situation. > > The linksys G cards (pci/cardbus) both use broadcom chips. Not sure the > exact model numbers. I have 2 at work that are broadcom. Most routers with 4 ethernet ports for internal network, 1 ethernet port for external network and a wireless output which have a lot of functionality run Linux with a closed-source wireless driver: Linksys WRT54g, ASUS WL-500g/b, and probably more... -- Rutger Nijlunsing ---------------------------- rutger ed tux tmfweb nl never attribute to a conspiracy which can be explained by incompetence ----------------------------------------------------------------------