The Linux 3.0 kernel was recently released, and it’s been ported to Fedora 15 under the disguise of kernel 2.6.40. Sadly, this means I can’t use my damned Wifi chipset because Dell decided to stick a Broadcom on my Laptop and Broadcom hates Linux users.

I get it Broadcom, you hate Linux Users, and I’ve always been able to hate you by installing akmod-wl, while giving you the middle-finger, but apparently even that doesn’t seem to work on 2.6.40, which means I have to hate you loudly now.

Oh well, I guess this means I’ll have to pick my next laptop a bit more carefully, and if Dell decides to continue with Broadcom, look for a different Laptop Vendor altogether.

Edit: I got it working, thanks for everyone who told me to blacklist the module… The problem still stands.. why do we even need to do this? It’s not like Broadcom is some sort of elite Wifi chip, its as crappy as any other, with the disadvantage of not working out of the box.