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Package: release.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:b43-fwcutter
User: [email protected]
Usertags: unblock
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
Severity: normal
Pre-approval request to unblock package b43-fwcutter
[ Reason ]
At some point, the site hosting b43 firmware referenced by this package
went offline. This causes the install of firmware-b43-installer to
fail, as reported in bug #1109025. A copy of the firmware exists in a
GitHub repo, and a single line change restores the package's
functionality.
[ Impact ]
Users are unable to automatically fetch the necessary b43 firmware for
their wireless network cards.
[ Tests ]
I verified installing the updated package in a clean trixie container
worked and was able to properly fetch and extract the firmware.
[ Risks ]
Singe line change in postinst script to adjust download URL.
There is a lingering issue about the redistributabilty of the firmware
by the remote end, but that issue pre-dates this package's postinst
breakage.
[ Checklist ]
[x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
[ Other info ]
debdiff included below
unblock b43-fwcutter/1:019-14
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diff -Nru b43-fwcutter-019/debian/changelog b43-fwcutter-019/debian/changelog
--- b43-fwcutter-019/debian/changelog 2024-11-30 22:44:53.000000000 +0000
+++ b43-fwcutter-019/debian/changelog 2025-07-14 05:52:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+b43-fwcutter (1:019-14) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * QA upload.
+ * Update remote site where firmware can be fetched (Closes: #1109025)
+
+ -- Mathias Gibbens <[email protected]> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:52:41 +0000
+
b43-fwcutter (1:019-13) unstable; urgency=medium
* QA upload.
diff -Nru b43-fwcutter-019/debian/firmware-b43-installer.postinst
b43-fwcutter-019/debian/firmware-b43-installer.postinst
--- b43-fwcutter-019/debian/firmware-b43-installer.postinst 2024-11-30
22:44:53.000000000 +0000
+++ b43-fwcutter-019/debian/firmware-b43-installer.postinst 2025-07-14
05:43:51.000000000 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
DOWNLOAD="${BROADCOM_WL}.tar.bz2"
-URL="https://www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware/${DOWNLOAD}";
+URL="https://github.com/minios-linux/b43-firmware/releases/download/b43-firmware/${DOWNLOAD}";
FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/usr/lib/firmware"
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Unblocked.
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