Zitat von Larry Finger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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?
Definitely. > (2) If so, what other distros offer similar aids/tools? Debian, although not pre-installed because it cannot be in main: http://packages.debian.org/b43-fwcutter and http://packages.debian.org/bcm43xx-fwcutter Same as for many other firmware packages (e.g. for iwl4965), thus not really new for Debian users. HS _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
