Hello, I am facing a similar issue:
cedar@ibook-g4:~$ sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer [sudo] password for cedar: Solving dependencies... Error! Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: Unsatisfied dependencies: firmware-b43-installer : Depends: b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-14) but 1:019- 12+ports is to be installed Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. Error: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions: 1. firmware-b43-installer:powerpc=1:019-14 is selected for install 2. firmware-b43-installer:powerpc=1:019-14 Depends b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-14) but none of the choices are installable: [no choices] cedar@ibook-g4:~$ apt show b43-fwcutter Package: b43-fwcutter Version: 1:019-12+ports Priority: optional Section: contrib/utils Maintainer: Debian QA Group <[email protected]> Installed-Size: 113 kB Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34) Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/b43 Download-Size: 25.3 kB APT-Manual-Installed: yes APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian-ports unreleased/main powerpc Packages Description: utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware This package provides a tool for extracting BCM43xx wireless chip firmware from Broadcom's proprietary driver files. . It is used by the firmware-b43(legacy)-installer packages as part of the automated process of downloading and installing firmware. Please advise. Thanks, Cedar Maxwell On Thu, 2024-09-26 at 22:47 +0200, Claudia Neumann wrote: > Hi all, > hi John, > > thanks to the new package b43-fwcutter the wlan works as expected. > Many thanks to John Glaubitz! > > Now I can report, that the iMac G5 works with Debian Trixie/Sid: > > Hardware from hwinfo: > cpu: PPC970FX, altivec supported, 2100 MHz > monitor: Apple Color LCD > graphics card: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV380 > [Radeon X550/X600] > sound: Apple Multimedia audio controller > storage: Broadcom K2 SATA > network: > enP1p3s15f0 Apple Shasta (Sun GEM) > wlan0 Broadcom BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g > Wireless LAN Controller > disk: > /dev/sda WDC WD2500JS-40M > cdrom: > /dev/sr0 MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846 > usb controller: > NEC USB Controller > NEC USB Controller > NEC uPD72010x USB 2.0 Controller > bridge: > Apple U4 HT Bridge > Apple Shasta PCI Bridge > Apple Shasta PCI Bridge > Apple CPC945 PCIe Bridge > Apple Shasta PCI Bridge > memory: > Main Memory 1GB + 384 MB > firewire controller: > Apple Shasta Firewire > unknown: > DMA controller > PS/2 Controller > Apple Shasta IDE > Apple Shasta Mac I/O > PROM > Apple Built-in iSight (no firmware loaded) > /dev/input/event2 Apple Bluetooth HCI MacBookPro (HID mode) > Apple Built-in IR Receiver > > I took Xfce for window manager. LibreOffice works fine, Firefox gives > a segmentation fault on start. As browser I use links2, not very > comfortable. > > Because I use the iMac only as an thin client I am satisfied with > this. > > @John: If I can help looking for the reason why firefox gives a > segmentation fault, tell me what I should do. Compiling software is > not a problem to me. > > Best regards > > Claudia > > > Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2024, 16:20:06 CEST schrieb John Paul > Adrian Glaubitz: > > On Thu, 2024-09-26 at 15:53 +0200, Steffen Grunewald wrote: > > > > I will build the package manually and upload it to "unreleased" > for both > > > > powerpc and ppc64. It will be available by tonight. > > > > > > Even better! > > > > ;-) > > > > > > You will need to add "unreleased" to your sources.list to use > it: > > > > deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unreleased > main > > > > > > Many thanks for your extremely fast and knowledgeable support, > > > > You're very welcome. I'm always very glad to get such positive > feedback! Tt > > really means a lot to me since not everyone understands that even > keeping > > the powerpc and ppc64 ports in the current state they are is > anything but > > easy. > > > > I understand well the frustrations with the problems people run > into, but > > unfortunately not all of them are straight-forward to solve. One of > the > > biggest problems is that the Debian Ports infrastructure doesn't > allow > > polished releases like for the standard Debian infrastructure due > to the > > lack of stable releases and the lack of the "contrib" and "non- > free" > > sections. > > > > But I'm trying my best and I really welcome anyone who is willing > to help! > > > > Adrian > > > > -- > > .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > > > > : :' : Debian Developer > > > > `. `' Physicist > > `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 > >
