Installation CDs : which network card drivers are included ?

bcostacurta · 2011-11-03 10:52:28

Hello,

I intend to install Arch on a laptop with Broadcom and Atheros network cards (LAN and Wifi).
I would like to check which network card drivers are present on the Arch installation CDs to check compliance with this laptop.
Where can grab this info ?

Thanks.
Bye,
Bruno

tomk · 2011-11-03 10:57:05

That's a long list - basically, everything that the 3.0.3 kernel supports.

Might be easier to check your specific chipsets, if you want to post the details.

bcostacurta · 2011-11-03 17:31:01

Thanks for attention.
The network cards present on my laptop (Acer Aspire 4750) are :

Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PC-Express) (rev 01)
Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)

I would like to check if the needed drivers (one or both) are included in the installations CDs (netinstall / core).

Bye,
Bruno

bcostacurta · 2011-11-17 15:08:54

[Solved]
At least the Ethernet card model Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 is included in the CD netinstall x86-64.
The card is recognized and network easily setup.
So from there I was able to install and connect to packages repos to complete installation.

Bye.
Bruno

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Installation CDs : which network card drivers are included ?

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