Bernhard wrote: > Here the detailed description how to create the firmware files: > - Download firmware from http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/ > - Use firmware cutter (package: b43-fwcutter) to extract the firmware > files: > - Extract .tar.bz2 package and switch to this directory > - switch to subdirectory "driver" > - Extract firmware with "b43-fwcutter wl_apsta_mimo.o"
All that is done by the script[0] from "b43-fwcutter" package. > - The extracted firmware in "driver/b43" has to be packaged in a > Debian package. Debian cannot ship this firmware even in "non-free" since the firmware in question is copyrighted by Broadcom and cannot be redistributed[1]. [0]/usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh [1]http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware Regards, -- Raf http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
