dont use the bcm43xx driver use b43 and the firmware at www.linuxwireless.org (directions there as well)
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 6:03 PM, lowdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to install bcm43xxx driver for mandriva, here are the steps: > (Before cutting the windows diriver and "make installfw" there wasn't > directory in /lib/ named firmware, is there anythig with default > firmwire directory. > Somwhre i've read that mandriva default firmware directory is > /lib/firmware/ but the directory firmwire was't there before commnad > "make installfw") > > ./bcm43xx-fwcutter /home/kristijan/Desktop/broadcom\ > 4318/R102320/bcmwl5*.sys > > filename : bcmwl5.sys > version : 3.120.27.0 > MD5 : 8d49f11238815a320880fee9f98b2c92 > microcodes : 2 4 5 > pcms : 4 5 > > microcode : 2 > revision : 0x0123 > patchlevel : 0x0023 > date : 2005-03-22 > time : 00:11:18 > > microcode : 4 > revision : 0x0123 > patchlevel : 0x0023 > date : 2005-03-22 > time : 00:11:18 > > microcode : 5 > revision : 0x0123 > patchlevel : 0x0023 > date : 2005-03-22 > time : 00:11:18 > > extracting bcm43xx_microcode2.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_microcode4.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_microcode5.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_pcm4.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_pcm5.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval01.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval02.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval03.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval04.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval05.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval06.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval07.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval08.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval09.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval10.fw ... > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43xx-fwcutter-006]# make installfw > if ! [ -d /lib/firmware ]; then mkdir -p /lib/firmware; fi > install -o 0 -g 0 -m 600 bcm43xx_*.fw /lib/firmware > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43xx-fwcutter-006]# lsmod | grep bcm43xx > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43xx-fwcutter-006]# > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43xx-fwcutter-006]# modprobe bcm43xx > FATAL: Module bcm43xx not found. > > What i'm doing wrong, any ideas? > _______________________________________________ > Bcm43xx-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev > -- Brennan Ashton Bellingham, Washington "The box said, 'Requires Windows XP or better'. So I installed Linux"
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