In ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta kernel

** Changed in: b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => b43-fwcutter

** Description changed:

+ Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta just after upgrade from Gutsy.
+ 
+ The Broadcom firmware is wrong for the used b43 driver.
+ 
  http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-old
  
  As the b43-fwcutter version is correct (011)
  
  To make the b43 driver running you need to do
  
  export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or
  /lib/firmware/$kernel_version
  
  (i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it should
  really go)
  
  wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 # <<< 
the correct tarball !!!
  tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
  cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod
  
  # as the b43-fwcutter package is installed, this
  b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o
  
  I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has the 
acer-acpi package.
  I do it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X session, 
the card just starts working normally.
  
  (in recovery mode, because I need to fix the sudo, but that is a topic
  for different bug actually...)

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restricted manager in hardy fails to install correct firmware b43-fwcutter - 
solution
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202567
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