Using synaptac, search for firmware or broadcom Its what I did for my laptop. Sent from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: hugo vanwoerkom <hvw59...@care2.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:12:55 To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: unwanted repeated messages on Lenny laptop Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sb, 24 iul 10, 11:39:46, hugo vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Jul 24 11:28:25 debian kernel: [78097.576051] firmware: requesting >> b43/ucode5.fw >> Jul 24 11:28:25 debian kernel: [78097.591077] b43-phy0 ERROR: >> Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. >> Jul 24 11:28:25 debian kernel: [78097.591085] b43-phy0 ERROR: You >> must go to >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and >> download the latest firmware (version 4). > > You probably just need to install the package b43-fwcutter (it's in > contrib). > >> How can I turn off those messages? Aside from messing with the >> firmware on the laptop, which I am loathe to do because various >> people still use it to access the unmentionable o/s. > > (why is it unmentionable?) > > Firmware here does not mean the BIOS or similar stuff already present in > some ROMs inside the laptop. They are just some files with binary code > needed to activate and/or operate certain devices (the wireless card in > your case). > > IIRC in this particular case the firmware files are actually extracted > from the Windows drivers. > Andrei, thanks, worked like a charm. Good info. BTW how did you know that the package was b43-fwcutter? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i2hgpd$u3...@dough.gmane.org