You are right el es! I just ran, from directory /root/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod The command sudo /usr/bin/b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta.o and worked fine. This message is wireless going with the new b43 driver in a bcm4318 [Air Force One 54g] 802.11g in a Acer-Ferrari-4000, Hardy-server-86_64. Manuel
el es wrote: > tatojo: Don't build a new fwcutter - the one from Hardy is OK > Whenever you have the distupgrade ready, the b43-fwcutter package is > installed (at least it was on my Acer 3023WLMi) > > It is enough to just run it as I stated above. (by means it worked for > me OK) > > The problem is only I don't know exactly where the firmware should be > extracted - so I did the above both for /lib/firmware and > /lib/firmware/`uname -r`. > > Ah. One thing : use the 2.6.24 kernel that comes with hardy. b43 is only > there. > > (it was frankly the reason I went on to Hardy instead of staying with > Gutsy) > > ** Description changed: > > Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta just after upgrade from Gutsy. > > The Broadcom firmware is wrong for the used b43 driver. > > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-old > > - As the b43-fwcutter version is correct (011) > + As the b43-fwcutter *package* version is correct (011) you don't need to > + build it again! > > To make the b43 driver running you need to do > > - export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or > - /lib/firmware/$kernel_version > + export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or /lib/firmware/`uname > + -r` > > (i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it should > really go) > > wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 # > <<< the correct tarball !!! > tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 > cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod > > # as the b43-fwcutter package is installed, this > - b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o > + b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o > + has just worked. > > - I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has > the acer-acpi package. > - I do it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X session, > the card just starts working normally. > + I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has > + the acer-acpi package. > > - (in recovery mode, because I need to fix the sudo, but that is a topic > - for different bug actually...) > + Whenever you have the sudo fixed, might be that if you do it, your > + Network Manager daemon will just modprobe the b43 module and everything > + starts working. If not, a reboot will be needed. > + > + I did it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X > + session, the card just started working normally. > > ** Description changed: > > Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta just after upgrade from Gutsy. > > The Broadcom firmware is wrong for the used b43 driver. > + For Hardy's 2.6.24.x kernel we need to use the 'non-bleeding-edge' firmware. > > + The solution is here : > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-old > > - As the b43-fwcutter *package* version is correct (011) you don't need to > - build it again! > + As the b43-fwcutter *from*package* version is correct (011) you don't need > to build it again as described. > + There is no need to compile anything. > > To make the b43 driver running you need to do > > export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or /lib/firmware/`uname > -r` > > - (i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it should > - really go) > + (FIXME!!! i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it > + should really go) > > wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 # > <<< the correct tarball !!! > tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 > cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod > > # as the b43-fwcutter package is installed, this > - b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o > - has just worked. > + sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o > + has just worked.[1] > > I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has > the acer-acpi package. > > Whenever you have the sudo fixed, might be that if you do it, your > Network Manager daemon will just modprobe the b43 module and everything > starts working. If not, a reboot will be needed. > > - I did it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X > - session, the card just started working normally. > + [1] I did it in recovery mode, without sudo, and when leaving it, going > + into normal X session, the card just started working normally. > > -- restricted manager in hardy fails to install correct firmware b43-fwcutter - solution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202567 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
