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Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 14:21
by nosajjindrich
I find that the root problem is that I cannot get b43-fwcutter to install properly. This seems to be an issue with Ubuntu. Now that I look there is an improperly labeled discussion on the Ubuntu forum about how to get Broadcom to work.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD ... er/bcm43xx
Thanks for your quick reply, support like this is exactly why I want Linux.
Best
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 16:21
by zAchAry
If you are using 64-bit system then download (download, do not install)
amd64 package, else download
i386 package?
Open the
.deb file with File Roller (or other archive manager) and follow:
Open: data.tar.gz
Open: /. > /usr > /bin
Grab the file: b43-fwcutter
Create a folder in your home folder named TEST.
Copy/Move b43-fwcutter to the TEST folder.
Download
wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o and
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 to a folder named TEST in your home directory.
Open terminal as root (#) and enter the following lines, one by one:
Code: Select all
cd TEST
b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
tar xfvj broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
b43-fwcutter --unsupported -w /lib/firmware broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/wl_apsta_mimo.o
chmod o+rx /lib/firmware/b43 /lib/firmware/b43legacy
I believe, it should work.
Please follow all these steps.
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 16:42
by nosajjindrich
It worked, I am writing from my new Linux machine using the wireless. To answer your question, this is a 32 bit machine. I have no idea if the 64 bit method would work.
Cheers
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 16:58
by zAchAry
Cheers!
You're welcome to use easy to use distros like:
Linux Mint or
Peppermint OS,
which is based on Mint.
Ubuntu is a
very unreliable GNU/Linux distro and it tends to be very "trendy".
Have a nice WiFi day.
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 19:27
by pwatk
What is wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o for?
Should I add it to our package?
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 19:42
by zAchAry
pwatk wrote:What is wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o for?
Should I add it to our package?
Hello world, Good morning
I dunno, and
it was already mentioned here, anyway, I'll be a tester
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 19:55
by pwatk
Hello world, Good morning
In this part of the world it's more like thank you and good night
I see, it's the b43legacy firmware! I'll add it to the next package.
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 2. Oct 2010, 11:48
by pwatk
FYI, I'm in the middle of writing a new script using dialog (I'll mod it for Xdialog later) that will include the legacy driver and launch slapt-get to remove any existing packages (as requested before).
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 2. Oct 2010, 12:06
by zAchAry
Re: How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wireless cards
Posted: 3. Oct 2010, 19:27
by pwatk
@zAchAry
I've completely changed the install-b43-firmware script and tweaked the b43-firmware SLKBUILD.
Changes:
* Moved install-b43-firmware script to /usr/sbin
* All input is now handled by dialog boxes (think Slackware installer).
* The b43-legacy firmware is included.
* You now have the option to install or save the b43-firmware package (for possible deployment to another system).
* You are only prompted to remove an existing package if you choose "Install" from the above menu.
* Slapt-get is launched if an existing package needs to be removed.
As always, you can find the new SLKBUILD
here. Take it for a whirl and tell me what you think.