Anyone who has used linux for any length of time knows that the two things which are often difficult to set up are networking and (well….) 3d effects.
This is a step by step guide to getting it all working on the box i call my computer:
WiFi
We are going to use ndiswrapper to configure the Windows XP driver for the Broadcom BCM4312 chip we have on this computer. so we need the windows XP drivers bcmwl5.inf and ndiswrapper (both are available freely just google) once you have these here’s what to do:
1) install ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper utilities from the .deb packages u have
2) fire up a terminal and navigate to the directory where u have the driver.
3) Type
sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
4) and then type
sudo ndiswrapper -m
5) this would say that it is writing ndiswrapper to module alias wlan0.
6) now in a terminal type
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local
before the exit 0 line in this file, put the following 2 lines-
rmmod ssb
modprobe ndiswrapper
7) save and quit.
8) restart the comp. and u will find wifi working.
3d effects
1) I assume u have internet on the box if u have followed the last steps u should have it by now.
2) Open Synaptic Package Manager from System >Administration
3) Click reload if u haven’t already done so after the install. This can take some time and u must be online for this to complete.
4) Once the repositories are refreshed, find the package xorg-driver-fglrx in the list and install it.this can again take some time.
5) Once this is installed go to Syt=system>ADministration and click hardware drivers. Now click on Enable to enable the ATI Graphics driver. Close the window and restart the comp.
6) After this is done open system preferences appearance and click on visual effects
7) Click Extra.
8) 3d effects are working! Now u need compiz so open synaptic and find a package called compizconfig-settings-manager
9) Install this and u can now configure the kind of effects u want from system preferences and Advanced Desktop Effects.
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