Broadcom-wl v. Kernel
Kevin Kofler
kevin.kofler at chello.at
Sat Jan 31 15:41:06 UTC 2009
homburg at tips-Q.com wrote:
> I am not at all sure why it installed two kmod-wl. Both are
> from rpmfusion-nonfree-updates???
One is the metapackage which always drags in the module for the latest
kernel, the other is the actual package for your current kernel.
> Is the kernel dependency correct? Does this mean that - to
> use wireless - I should boot from the non-PAE kernel?
You should install kmod-wl-PAE.
And are you sure you still need the proprietary driver? As far as I know,
the b43 driver is getting support for more and more devices.
> I hate to ask - I feel stupid - but what is the difference
> between rpmfusion free and nonfree? Is this a licensing
> issue?
Nonfree means it is not Free Software:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Kevin Kofler
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