On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 16:53 +0100, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> > I've just posted some more details to ticket #3152 which is currently
> > closed.  Could somebody with permission to do so, please reopen it?
> > 
> > Basically, I'm getting:
> > 
> > b43-phy2: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
> > phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
> > Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: NLR, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
> > input: b43-phy2 as /devices/virtual/input/input3
> > b43-phy2 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/b0g0initvals5.fw" not found
> > b43-phy2 ERROR: You must go to 
> > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download 
> > the latest firmware (version 4).
> > 
> > Trying to do:
> > 
> > insmod b43
> > ifconfig wlan0 up

> Hi,

Hi.

> is the b43 module also on an external USB drive?

Yes.  Which is mounted in /sbin/mount_root.

> The b43 driver is
> initilizied very early,

Not before /sbin/mount_root does it's thing I am quite sure.

> probably before the USB drive is fully
> initialized and then the driver does not find the firmware.

Not likely given that the b43 is not in the firmware image.

> Have you tried to put the firmware onto the internal flash?

Nope.

But all of this is moot.  Notice in my original message I state that I
am getting this error simply from trying to do:

insmod b43
ifconfig wlan0 up

The implication there is that this is being done at the command line
after the system is fully booted.

b.

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