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    Gateway 7510gx and Knoppix 5.0.1 problems

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by dkt, Nov 10, 2006.

  1. dkt

    dkt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Instead of moving to Vista, I want to try Linux. A friend gave me a Knoppix 5.0.1 live DVD to try. It works fine on his computer but I have two problems:

    1. My computer will not turn off. When I log off, with either shutdown or restart, the shutdown sequence proceeds to the open DVD tray step. I remove the DVD, close the tray, and press return. Then the computer hangs. It never shuts off. I have to pull the power and the battery to turnoff.

    2. The 7510gx has a Broadcom 802.11g wireless card. iwconfig identifies the chip as 43xx. Kwifimanager scan does not find any wireless networks and a google search says that Linux does not support the 43xx because Broadcom has not made the driver available. A kwifimanager scan on my friend's computer finds 4 networks. Of course, he does not have a Broadcom adapter. He suggests I use ndiswrapper with the driver on a flash drive.

    Does anyone have any ideas about these two problems; especially the shutdown. If I can not shutdown or reboot, then I an not willing to continue with Knoppix. My friends answer is to get a cheap desktop without a Broadcom chip and play with a real distro.

    David
     
    dkt, Nov 10, 2006
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    BigV Notebook Deity

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    it won't shut down even if you hold down the power button?

    similar thing happened with my Ubuntu LiveCD.

    you'll need ndiswrapper, which basically allows windows drivers to function in Linux. I have no experience with it myself, but google should have plenty of information and how-tos.
     
    BigV, Nov 11, 2006
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