rawhide report: 20060124 changes

[Karanbir Singh]

Neal Becker wrote:
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Chip ID 0x4318, rev 0x2
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Number of cores: 4
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0xd, vendor 0x4243, enabled
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243, disabled
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 2: ID 0x804, rev 0xc, vendor 0x4243, enabled
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Core 3: ID 0x80d, rev 0x7, vendor 0x4243, enabled
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": PHY connected
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Detected PHY: Version: 3, Type 2, Revision 7
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Detected Radio:  ID: 8205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 8)
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Radio turned off
> Jan 24 08:47:42 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": Radio turned off
> 
> 
> WoW!!! Support for my bcm43xx!!! How do I turn it on?
> 

Support has been there for a few weeks now...

take a look at http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ for details on how to get the 
device setup, you need to extract firmware, get it in the right place, 
setup the network config's and you *should* be good to go. I've had 
mixed results

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