This appears to be the problem, but i don't really know what to do with it:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/b43-dev/2012-March/002460.html Can i edit the kernel command line with: b43.blacklist=yes ? j On 27 April 2012 09:45, James Morrissey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > Thanks for the response. > >> Einstein said doing the same thing and expecting different results was a >> sign of madness - but then he didn't like quantum mechanics and had no >> experience of PCs! > > Ha, i prefer the mantra: 'Never underestimate the power of a reboot'. > >> I think there might be a wiki page with a list of boot options you can try >> if your boot freezes, but I can't remember where it is. Try google with the >> site: option? > > I think that i found the site that you mentioned, but it didn't seem > to provide a complete solution. What it did do however was prompt me > to set the boot option to 'nomodeset' (press F6 at install options > screen), which gives me a readout of the error. > > So now the problem appears to be with the proprietary wireless driver > as the error message reads as follows: > > [ 48.753669] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found > [ 48.753687] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found > [ 48.753698] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and > download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please > carefully read all instructions on this site. > > This is the wireless driver which i have always installed using a > wired connection once i've booted to the install. I am not sure either > why this is proving a problem while trying to run a live session, nor > what i am meant to do about it. Am i supposed to somehow get the > wireless driver onto the live USB? > > On that note the website > (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware), > mentioned in the error, doesn't work. It seems that it should read: > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware. > > From the website i can't seem to work out what to do. When it says > 'toggle line numbers', i am not sure of the file in which i am meant > to be toggling them. I am also guessing, if its the case that I need > to add a line saying: sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer, i > need to be connected to the internet on a wired connection while i try > and boot to the live USB (i have tried that already and it doesn't > resolve the error). > > If anyone knows what i need to do that'd be great. Also if someone can > tell me whether it is in fact a bug (both that this presents as a > problem on the live usb and that the website address provided by the > error seems to be incorrect) ,i'll file it as such. > > Thanks, > > j -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
