On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:45:11 +0930 Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> wrote: > On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:28:47 +0200 > Patrik Lembke <bla...@chebab.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:02:24 +0930 Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> > > wrote: > > > Hi all, could someone with a badcom card please try and reproduce > > > this bug[1]? > > > > > > What I'm hoping to know is; > > > - Does it happen to you > > > - what kernel module is causing the message > > > > > > [1] http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00308 > > > kk > > > > > > > Yes It did until I added the free firmware. > > > > It is a message stored in /drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c (in > > 2.6.28.1 row 1998) > > > > Line 1572 in 2.6.24. > > > KFV link > > http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Kernel/Ubuntu-hardy-linux-2-6-24-12-22--drivers--net--wireless--b43 > > > > A patch for the later kernels who can use the free (2.6.28 looks like > > it can) could be to just replace this with something nicer telling the > > user how to install the OpenFWWF firmware. > > > > text = "You must install the openfwwf firmware, instructions can be > > found at NiceGnewsenseWikiPage\n"; > > We don't currently have such a page :( >
I could write one up, but not sure were in the wiki to put it :( > > And it do look quite possible to patch the module so It won't be able > > to load the non-free firmware. > > I don't want to do that (even though Linux-libre does it). > > > Just replacing what is said in main.c:2302 inside that else with > > something similar to: > > > > b43err( dev->wl, "Sorry the firmware your trying to use is not > > supported since it's non-free\n" ); > > goto error; > > This is what I'm doing for my test runs - if someone makes NiceWikiPage > before I apply the fix then we can link there instead :) > > static void b43_print_fw_helptext(struct b43_wl *wl) > { > b43err(wl, "Unfortunately this driver requires non-free > firmwork to function.\n"); } > > > kk > -- Patrik Lembke www: http://blambi.chebab.com/ jabber: bla...@lysator.liu.se GnuPG-key: http://gpg.chebab.com/8FA11A15.asc
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