[GLLUG] Meeting?

[Benjamin Cathey]

So how was the meeting?  I wasn't able to make it.

Do minutes get posted anywhere?

. . . 

This list seems pretty quiet.  I am guessing that most of the members are pretty experienced?  I used to  belong to the GRLUG mailing list and, while they couldn't organize meetings worth a damn, there was still a lot of list activity.  A lot of people asking questions.

That said, I guess I'll ask for opinions here. . . I am not new to linux by any means.   However my wife is.   I set up Ubuntu for her to use because she liked the look of it (I showed her the live DVD I got from Linux Format.)  This was a few months ago and, lo and behold, she likes Linux!  All of a sudden the woman who hated computers likes Linux!

Needless to say I was excited.  We talked about Linux almost everyday.  

The original install was on a Thinkpad 600e.  Many of you may (or may not) know the woes of installing any version of linux on the 600e.  I have had rh9, slackware, debian and now ubuntu on it.  Configuring the sound is always a hassle because of the chipset.  

I just gave her an R30 that I got for free and loaded the Dapper Beta on it.  I chose dapper for a few reasons - some of the features, etc.

Everything seemed great.  The install was unbelievably easy.  One of the quickest most user friendly installs I've had.  I think I could have had *her* install it.

Everything was peachy until I tried to get the Linksys 802.11g card working.  I looked at my logs and there are a few problems.  The one I am going to address at the moment is the wireless.

It is using a Broadcom driver for the chipset.  Now, after much searching on the net, it seems the broadcom driver *can* work but will only actually function at 11Mbps.  Ndiswrapper seems a better way to go (that's how I had it set up in Breezy on the 600e.)  Can anyone think of a reason to *not* use Ndiswrapper?  I have never had a problem with it.

I guess I am just trying to get a discussion going here.  I am most likely going to use Ndiswrapper no matter what but I wanted to see if anyone was out there.  What kind of activity this list has the potential for.

Who knows - If I get a response maybe I can get help with the other problem I am have with it.

Regards,

Benjamin Cathey
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Cathey Company
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