<div dir="ltr">Why are you guys emailing my inbox I DON'T EVEN OWN A MAC OR YELLOWDOG. I would however like to know if yellowdog's Gnash supports flash 9 though because I am thinking of dual booting my ps3 so I can watch hulu videos on my 50 inch HDTV in full uncompressed 1080p on my couch<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Derick Centeno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dcenteno@ydl.net">dcenteno@ydl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Barry!<br>
<br>
I've got the same type of computer you do. According to the references I found<br>
on-line regarding wl-4.80.53.0, for whatever reason, it is buggy and doesn't<br>
work. The only way around this is to have OS X running such that fwcutter can<br>
extract the firmware from it.<br>
<br>
I understand your feelings regarding OS X, I commiserate. However, a running<br>
version which is used such that a viable version of the firmware becomes<br>
extracted from it is the best way to insure the quality of firmware you acquire<br>
and import into YDL. I don't envy the work ahead; I can only state that once<br>
you pass that stage you may find that the effort was worth it.<br>
<br>
The instructions on this page still work:<br>
<a href="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.x/airport-extreme.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.x/airport-extreme.shtml</a><br>
<br>
Problems I found:<br>
<br>
[root@arakus b43-fwcutter-009]# ./b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/<br>
\/mnt/macosx/Sys*/Libr*/Ex*/Ap*/Con*/Ma*/AppleAirPort2 Sorry, the input file is<br>
either wrong or not supported by b43-fwcutter. This file has an unknown MD5sum<br>
85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0.<br>
[root@arakus b43-fwcutter-009]#<br>
<br>
<br>
[root@arakus bcm43XX-fwcutter-006]# ./bcm43XX-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/<br>
\/mnt/macosx/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2<br>
Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by bcm43XX-fwcutter.<br>
This file has an unknown MD5sum 85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0.<br>
<br>
The above was resolved by NOT copying over the ifcfg-eth1 file with the<br>
ifcfg-eth0 file. Also the HWADDR variable in ifcfg-eth1 != the HWADDR variable<br>
in ifcfg-eth0. Anaconda creates both files with different definitions for the<br>
hardware location accessed for Ethernet (eth0) and Wireless (eth1).<br>
<br>
What follows is the ifcfg-eth1 file settings located in /etc/sys*/net*scripts:<br>
<br>
# Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller<br>
DEVICE=eth1<br>
ONBOOT=no<br>
BOOTPROTO=dhcp<br>
HWADDR=00:11:24:90:c3:d8<br>
NETMASK=<br>
DHCP_HOSTNAME=arakus<br>
IPADDR=<br>
DOMAIN=<br>
TYPE=Wireless<br>
ESSID=off/any<br>
CHANNEL=1<br>
MODE=Managed<br>
RATE=Auto<br>
USERCTL=yes<br>
IPV6INIT=yes<br>
PEERDNS=yes<br>
<br>
After reboot, it is then possible to do the standard manual invocation of eth1<br>
via the terminal.<br>
<br>
The sequence anywhere else entails looking/scanning for signals and using the<br>
essid which are available and/or to those essid's key i've been given to use<br>
(in the event of an encrpted network:<br>
<br>
1. #ifconfig eth1 up<br>
2. #iwconfig eth1<br>
3. #iwlist eth1 scanning<br>
4. #iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid ????????????<br>
5. #dhclient eth1<br>
<br>
Explanation: ? represent #'s and letters identifying a router or password.<br>
In the event a router's signal has a name line 4 should be:<br>
<br>
#iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid 'xxxxxxxxx'<br>
key ?????????????????<br>
<br>
where x are the char forming the name and the key is the password sequence to<br>
that protected router.<br>
<br>
Of course if you decide to use wpa-supplicant -- a good idea as it is better<br>
security, then the sequence of initiating connection between airport extreme<br>
and the router will be different.<br>
<br>
All the best...<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:26:53 -0500<br>
Barry Hembree <<a href="mailto:gbhembree@comcast.net">gbhembree@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hi All,<br>
><br>
> I recently installed ydl 6.0 on my g4 powerbook. I am having a hard<br>
> time getting the wireless interface to work. I followed the<br>
> instructions in the various threads but still no luck. Here are the<br>
> step I took:<br>
><br>
> 1) bownloaded and compiled the fwcutter program (I have the wired<br>
> ethernet connection working)<br>
> 2) downloaded wl-4.80.53.0 and extracted into /lib/firmware (I don't<br>
> have Mac OS X on my computer anymore)<br>
> 3) Tried various combination of editing configuration files by hand<br>
> and using the network-config app.<br>
><br>
> I do get an error message when I try to activate the device as follows:<br>
><br>
> Error wireless request "Set Mode (8B06)"<br>
><br>
> any help at this point would be gratly appreciated. I have spent far<br>
> too many hours on this.<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
> Barry<br>
<br>
<br>
=====<br>
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often<br>
think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of<br>
music. ... I get most joy in life out of music."<br>
<br>
"What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester<br>
Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.<br>
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