My issue admittedly more properly belongs on an Ubuntu forum, but there are Mac specific elements.
I have successfully imaged my PowerBook Titanium as a triple boot system (10.4.11, OS 9.2.2, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS/PPC - yes this was a giant pain but I will be happy to field questions about my experience.)
All systems seem to be functioning normal(ish) EXCEPT for one annoying issue; in Ubuntu I cannot connect to my wireless router (...more accurately it seems to connect, timeout, disconnect, repeat ad nauseum...)
Connections from both OS X and OS 9 are both fine and strong, so I know the internal card is OK.
It seems to NOT be WEP/WPA issue - behaviour is the same either method; obviously I prefer WEP for OS 9 access but I have a workaround for this (2nd network, same cable modem) that works just fine.
I am aware of the open-source drivers available in Ubuntu-land, but it would help if I knew the following:
1 - which Broadcom chipset does my Apple Airport Card (PC24-H) have, and/or how do I figure this out?
2 - is it possible to download Airport card firmware SEPARATELY from Airport Router updates in Apple software updates? (or extract, and if so how?)
3 - is it possible to downgrade firmware on an Airport Card? (or do I have to buy them used on eBay until I get an old one...?)
and finally, if you can infer from the above questions that I'm "barking up the wrong tree," what else can I try other than hard-wiring the ethernet cable into my machine every time I boot Ubuntu?
**EDIT**
it would appear that the the correct drivers are probably the Orinoco (not Broadcom)...
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/orinoco
...but when I tried to install them (or 'make install' as it were) the error message was essentially "only compatible with 2.x.xx kernel" - so it looks like a Wireless USB (or PCI card) is the way to go (...leaning towards something from the Panda wireless family of products)
PLEASE weigh in still - I KNOW I cannot possibly be the only person here to deal with this issue, and I want to hear your solutions - and I still am curious about the answers to question #2 and #3 above.
