CentOS

i have done this but i got the fwcutter with yum i dont kno if that makes any difference but i got the driver from HP's website and took the 2 files you said put the firmware where you said and all it would do is make the laptop lock up. Im thinking of trying my belkin pc card next if only i could f...

this is the error i get when i try to staticly assign an IP

[quote][root@laptop ~]# ifconfig eth1 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory[/quote]

The card is a Broadcom BCM94306MP i also have a pc card wireless card i might try that soon.

i had this older HP pavilion 5730 laying around maybe 4 years old and i decided to put centos 5 on it. all goes well and when i go the the network manager it shows my card there which is a broadcom card but never can get an ip. If i put it in staticly it gives this weird error saying file / director...