Source: linux
Version: 6.1.0-30-amd64
Severity: minor
Dear Maintainer,
I am reporting a documentation bug in the b43 wireless driver. When the firmware required for a Broadcom 43xx wireless device is missing, the driver outputs the following error message in the kernel log:
b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
However, that URL is outdated and currently returns a 404 error. The correct URL is now:
https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html
Steps to reproduce:
Expected behavior:
The error message should display the updated URL so users read the instructions to install the firmware.
Actual behavior:
The error message shows an outdated URL (https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware) which leads to a 404 error, causing confusion for users trying to resolve the firmware issue.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.9
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-30-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Regards,
Bernard Davis
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