Broadcom 440X network hardware not detected by knoppix 3.6

**gstyle** · 10-03-2005, 11:27 PM

I have HP Laptop and i used knoppix 3.6 virtual CD.All works fine,sound an video detected but my network was down.the laptop has a Broadcom 440X network adapter. Pls help me..TKS

**GeneralMandible** · 03-21-2006, 06:31 PM

I have the same problem with a Gateway MX 6030. Knoppix won't detect the Broadcom 440x ethernet or the 802.11g wireless card. Is there a way to manually detect it and load drivers? or do you need to make a custome disk with the drivers built into it?

**GeneralMandible** · 03-21-2006, 06:50 PM

Ok, I found this possible solution on the Knoppix STD forum. I'll have to give it a try and let you know for sure.

I had the same problem, but fortunately knoppix includes the sources for the kernel, and the standard tools for Makefile's. So you can download the drivers source from
http://www.broadcom.com/support/etherne … rivers.php
store them in a floppy or USB drive, start K-STD, unpack, and write 'make' in the src directory. Note that 'make install' will fail because /lib/modules is read-only, but you can 'insmod bcm4400.o' anyway, and then menu-> internet-> connect-> netcard config will work.
I think this should work for any unsupported hardware, despite some comments in other posts suggesting that issues with unsupported hardware can only be solved by doing hard disk install.

**UnderScore** · 03-21-2006, 07:06 PM

What version of knoppix are you using? The user "gstyle" used versio 3.6 which is over 18 months old. Knoppix 4.0.2 is about 5 months old and version 5.0 pulic release should be out within 1-2 months.

**GeneralMandible** · 03-21-2006, 10:44 PM

I downloaded the 4.0.2 and everything works. I was using the Knoppix STD. I'm guessing it's based off an older distro or does not have as many drivers.

Thanks for the help!