Re: New Install Questions

[Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>]

Hallo Aenn,

Aenn Seidhe Priest <sidhepriest@yandex.ru> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:10:59 -0600, Jack Malmostoso <jackmalmostoso@freesurf.ch> wrote:
>> Aenn Seidhe Priest wrote:
>>> Debian installer had written the Newworld boot partition and the boot order automatically.   > Now the question is, how to dump a Yaboot.conf from an existing boot
>>>> 2) Install the firmware from the Windows driver using the aforementioned software
>>>
>>> That is, MacOS X?
>>
>> No, that is "the Windows driver". You only want the firmware, not some
>> executable.
>
> So the firmware is included in the Windows driver, and there's no way
> to directly extract it from the Broadcom card itself?

It's not in the card, you must load it into the card, before you can
use it. But the bcm43xx-fwcutter package in Debian downloads the driver
from the net for you. The only thing you have to do is install the
package.

Bye, Jörg.
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