Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264900AbTFLQ4V (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:56:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264905AbTFLQ4V (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:56:21 -0400 Received: from x35.xmailserver.org ([208.129.208.51]:5769 "EHLO x35.xmailserver.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264900AbTFLQ4S (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:56:18 -0400 X-AuthUser: davidel@xmailserver.org Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:08:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Davide Libenzi X-X-Sender: davide@bigblue.dev.mcafeelabs.com To: Marc Sowen cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 vs. Broadcom BCM9430x In-Reply-To: <001101c330f5$771bd7a0$0101230a@apollo> Message-ID: References: <001101c330f5$771bd7a0$0101230a@apollo> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1584 Lines: 34 On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Marc Sowen wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I hope this is not too off-topic, but the fact is that neither the Intel > PRO/Wireless 2100 (Centrino) chipset nor the Broadcom BCM9430x (e.g. > Dell Truemobile 1180/1300/1400) chipset is currently supported in Linux > due to FCC regulation problems. > > Anyhow, I plan to get a new Notebook within the next 2 or 3 weeks and I > need to decide, whether to go for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 or the > Broadcom BCM9430x chipset. I know it's hard to say, but what do you > think, which company (Intel or Broadcom) is more likely to release the > necessary documents and/or drivers for their chipsets? Both companys > seem to ignore all inquiries concerning Linux support at the moment. I used to win the "Dumb context 2003" by buying a laptop w/out checking the hw compatibility list. It was first sight love :) Now after a series of custom patches (SiS chipset, pcmcia irq selection, local apic,...) everything is working fine but the Broadcom integrated WLAN. I suggest you to go with a machine w/out the integrated WLAN and then buy a supported pcmcia card (orinoco prismII works great on my machine). To understand who between Intel and Broadcom will first release specs, take a look at their web sites for documentation/specs. The answer will become pretty easy. - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/