On Saturday 18 November 2006 18:08, James Oakley wrote: > On Friday 17 November 2006 5:13 pm, John Andersen wrote: > > > > The bcm43xx driver was included in the mainline kernel in 2.6.18, > > > > which will be shipped in 10.2. > > > > > > But it does not include the firmware which of course makes it useless. > > > The firmware can be downloaded from Ubuntu ( but it still has issues ). > > > Will this issue ( the firmware ) be cleared up when 10.2 goes GM? > > > > Can one yank the firmware off the windows driver disks in the meantime? > > Yes, using bcm43xx-fwcutter, which is also included in 10.2. > > I'm surprised that Ubuntu distributes it, since it's not really legal > unless they have explicit permission.
I'm not so sure. a) You purchased the device. b) They provide free drivers on their web site. All bcm43xx-fwcutter does is put a and b together. Quote:----- This package contains the 'bcm43xx-fwcutter' tool which is used to extract firmware for the Broadcom network devices, from the official Windows, MacOS or Linux drivers. ------ It rips the firmware out of their published drivers and allows it to be used externally. I got the firmware for my Broadcom wifi when I purchased the machine. Just because I discarded the wrapper doesn't make me guilty. How is this different than selling scissors to cut recipes out of books or magazines to paste in your recipe book? > That's why SUSE, and the driver > maintainers are not distributing it. > > -- > James Oakley > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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