Bug#535131: closed by maximilian attems <max@stro.at> (Re: Bug#535131: linux-image-2.6.30-1-686: b43 driver claims support for unsupported device)

[Simon Richter <sjr@debian.org>]

Hi,

apparently the driver has gained actual support for LP-PHY based devices
since, so not reopening bug.

> also this seems just user error just blacklist said module

I disagree. It is not a "user error" if a kernel module is loaded for a
piece of hardware because it declares support for the hardware in its
device table, and subsequently fails to initialize because it does not
actually support the hardware.

> if you prefer to use out of tree binary junk.

It certainly wasn't preference.

> fail to see a bug here.

The bug at that point in time was that an entry was added to the device
table that could not ever work because the probe function explicitly
rejected the device.

   Simon