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#1 2009-04-18 01:19:05

&#32 Greg
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Network Install with wireless

I'm attempting to help a friend install Arch. Network card is BCM4312 (on an ACER laptop), an iwconfig returns with no wireless devices found on lo or eth0, the two interfaces output. We would like to do a network install. The wiki doesn't specify how to deal with iwconfig being unsuccessful; is there anything to do, or should we plug an ethernet cable in and install, then configure wireless with drivers post install (and would that work)?

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#2 2009-04-18 01:23:01

evr
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Re: Network Install with wireless

plugging it in and using ethernet should definitely work, if you can't get the wireless to work correctly.

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#3 2009-04-18 01:24:47

&#32 Greg
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Re: Network Install with wireless

My question is more along the lines of will wireless setup work post-install, sorry for not being more specific.

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#4 2009-04-18 01:29:49

evr
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Re: Network Install with wireless

sorry, yeah setting up the wireless once the initial install is done shouldn't be a problem.  I believe my old laptop had the same wireless card, and it wasn't hard to setup at all, i just followed the wireless wiki.  I usually wait to setup the wireless until after the base install.

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#5 2009-04-18 01:31:07

&#32 Greg
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Re: Network Install with wireless

Thank you for your assistance... I'll post here if I hit any bumps smile

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