OpenSUSE 11.0 was recently released with a 2.6.25 kernel. The default drivers for Broadcom wireless devices switched from bcm43xx to b43 and b43legacy, which meant that nearly every user had to reinstall their firmware, even if they upgraded from 10.3. The distribution includes a compiled copy of b43-fwcutter, and a script to download the Broadcom driver files, extract the firmware, and install it; however, the presence of this script is not well publicized. Many of those with problems had found the b43 page at linux-wireless, but still had problems for the usual reasons.
To help with the problems, I am considering adding a new section to the b43 web page describing such distro aids for firmware installation, which brings 2 questions to mind: (1) Is this a good idea? (2) If so, what other distros offer similar aids/tools? Thanks, Larry _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
