cannot configure and build a driver---bcm43xx

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I am trying to build the latest stable
kernel---2.6.23.8---with the broadcom wireless
driver---bcm43xx. When I run "make menuconfig" I am not
given that option, in other words there doesn't seem to be
any entry for that device. (When I run "make allyesconfig"
the option does appear to be set in .config, but I don't
want to answer "yes" to everything.)

Are there prerequisites that I need to set before menuconfig
will show me that driver? If so how can I determine what
they are? (The prerequisites will probably have
prerequisites of their own.)

Note that this is not really a debian question. I am not
using a kernel package but a tarball that I downloaded from
kernel.org.

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Re: cannot configure and build a driver---bcm43xx

Submitted by Seaslug on Fri, 2007-11-23 12:28.

.. In the gui that comes up when you do 'make xconfig', go to the toolbar at the top, click edit --> search and type in bcm and hit enter.

-- if you're stuck with menuconfig, you need to enable wireless lan (ieee802.11) for the bcm43xx driver to become available. it's in that part of the tree. also, the developers recommend enable debugging code for it.
--
Jai yen

thanks for the help

Submitted by edkademan on Tue, 2007-12-04 20:01.

I always assumed the only difference between menuconfig and xconfig was just cosmetic but I see now that xconfig is much more useful. I was finally able to find and build the bcm43xx driver.

Unfortunately the driver doesn't actually work for me but maybe I'll find out what I'm doing wrong. This is progress.

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Re: cannot configure and build a driver---bcm43xx

thanks for the help

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