Re: Processed: Re: Bug#577438: base: b43 driver won't work anymore
reassign 577438 linux-image-2.6.32-3-amd64
thanks
Hi,
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:09:14AM +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> Processing commands for control@bugs.debian.org:
>
> > reassign 577438 b43-fwcutter
> Bug #577438 [base] base: b43 driver won't work anymore
> Bug reassigned from package 'base' to 'b43-fwcutter'.
> > thanks
> Stopping processing here.
Why is a driver not working a fault of the package just there for extracting
the firmware?
>From the upstream website:
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You are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.25 or newer
Follow these instructions if you are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.25 and newer or compat-wireless-2.6, or from any current GIT tree.
Use version 012 of b43-fwcutter.
Download, extract the b43-fwcutter tarball and build it:
wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-012.tar.bz2
tar xjf b43-fwcutter-012.tar.bz2
cd b43-fwcutter-012
make
cd ..
Use version 4.150.10.5 of Broadcom's proprietary driver.
Download and extract the firmware from this driver tarball:
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
wget http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-012/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta_mimo.o
Note that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different place.
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We do, if you looked at what the package installed. Of course,
when you use a "evice with a low-power PHY" you need a newer one beginning
with 2.6.32 to ttbomk this is not true for the 4318.
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You are using the b43 driver with an LP-PHY card (e.g. BCM4312)
Follow these instructions if you are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.32 and newer or compat-wireless-2.6, or from any current GIT tree, and have a device with a low-power PHY:
Use the current Git version of b43-fwcutter.
Download, extract the b43-fwcutter tarball and build it:
git clone http://git.bu3sch.de/git/b43-tools.git
cd b43-tools/fwcutter
make
cd ..
Use version 4.174.64.19 of Broadcom's proprietary driver. (The tarball is mislabeled as "4.178.10.4", but it is actually 4.174.64.19.)
Download and extract the firmware from this driver tarball:
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4/linux
sudo ../../fwcutter/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o
Note that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different place.
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