OK, here is the whole log of the script I ran to install the b43 drivers.
It is a bit long, but you will certainly be able to quickly visually
scan it and see where teh error is/might be.
Yes, I am descending onto init 2 after I used a live DVD. I am OK
with doing that every time. I can't connect my work computer to the
Internet. I know it sounds "crazy"
Thank you
// __ $_DIR: |/media/sda1/turk/fw/firmware-b43-installer|
/media/sda1/turk/fw/firmware-b43-installer/b43-fwcutter-018
make: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
0.00user 0.02system 0:00.18elapsed 11%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 2192maxresident)k
214inputs+0outputs (1major+128minor)pagefaults 0swaps
install -d -o 0 -g 0 -m 755 /usr/local/bin/
install -o 0 -g 0 -m 755 b43-fwcutter /usr/local/bin/
install -d -o 0 -g 0 -m 755 /usr/local/man/man1/
install -o 0 -g 0 -m 644 b43-fwcutter.1 /usr/local/man/man1/
0.00user 0.01system 0:00.16elapsed 9%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 2836maxresident)k
258inputs+0outputs (1major+828minor)pagefaults 0swaps
/media/sda1/turk/fw/firmware-b43-installer
// __ $FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR: |/lib/firmware|
// __ before installation: ls -l "/lib/firmware/b43"
ls: cannot access '/lib/firmware/b43': No such file or directory
This file is recognised as:
filename : wl_apsta.o
version : 666.2
MD5 : e1b05e268bcdbfef3560c28fc161f30e
Extracting b43/lp0initvals14.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0bsinitvals25.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals25.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals17.fw
Extracting b43/ucode17_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/ucode16_lp.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn1initvals27.fw
Extracting b43/lp2bsinitvals19.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn3bsinitvals21.fw
Extracting b43/ucode16_sslpn.fw
ucode time: 01:15:07
Extracting b43/ucode25_lcn.fw
Extracting b43/ucode21_sslpn.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals14.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/ucode20_sslpn.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/lp1initvals20.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp2initvals19.fw
Extracting b43/n2bsinitvals19.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn4bsinitvals22.fw
Extracting b43/ucode16_sslpn_nobt.fw
ucode date: 2011-02-23
Extracting b43/n1bsinitvals20.fw
Extracting b43/n1initvals20.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode22_sslpn.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/ht0initvals26.fw
Extracting b43/ucode33_lcn40.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn1bsinitvals20.fw
Extracting b43/lcn400bsinitvals33.fw
Extracting b43/ucode14.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/lp1bsinitvals22.fw
Extracting b43/n16initvals30.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals16.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1bsinitvals25.fw
Extracting b43/lcn400initvals33.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals24.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2bsinitvals26.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1initvals26.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals22.fw
Extracting b43/n18initvals32.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2initvals26.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2initvals24.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0initvals26.fw
Extracting b43/n0absinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/ucode21_sslpn_nobt.fw
ucode time: 01:15:07
Extracting b43/ucode26_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/n2initvals19.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn3initvals21.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn4initvals22.fw
Extracting b43/pcm5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode22_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/ucode9.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2initvals25.fw
Extracting b43/lp1initvals22.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn1bsinitvals27.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0initvals24.fw
Extracting b43/ucode32_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/n18bsinitvals32.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals24.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals25.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode24_lcn.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals17.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals16.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals15.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode20_sslpn_nobt.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1initvals24.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn0initvals16.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp1bsinitvals20.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn2initvals19.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1bsinitvals24.fw
Extracting b43/ucode5.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2bsinitvals24.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals16.fw
Extracting b43/ucode19_sslpn_nobt.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/ucode11.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals16.fw
Extracting b43/ucode16_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0bsinitvals26.fw
Extracting b43/ht0initvals29.fw
Extracting b43/lcn2bsinitvals25.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/ucode29_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0bsinitvals24.fw
Extracting b43/ucode19_sslpn.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1initvals25.fw
Extracting b43/ucode30_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/n16bsinitvals30.fw
Extracting b43/ucode25_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/ucode24_mimo.fw
Extracting b43/ucode27_sslpn.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/ht0bsinitvals26.fw
Extracting b43/ucode13.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn2bsinitvals19.fw
Extracting b43/ucode15.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals11.fw
Extracting b43/lcn0initvals25.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn0bsinitvals16.fw
Extracting b43/sslpn1initvals20.fw
Extracting b43/lcn1bsinitvals26.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals22.fw
Extracting b43/ht0bsinitvals29.fw
0.03user 0.04system 0:00.79elapsed 10%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 1612maxresident)k
25848inputs+0outputs (0major+88minor)pagefaults 0swaps
// __ nach installation: ls -l "/lib/firmware/b43"
total 1052
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 a0g0bsinitvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Nov 7 17:59 a0g0initvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Nov 7 17:59 a0g0initvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1bsinitvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1bsinitvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2126 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1initvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1initvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Nov 7 17:59 a0g1initvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0bsinitvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0bsinitvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2126 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0initvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0initvals5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Nov 7 17:59 b0g0initvals9.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 ht0bsinitvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 ht0bsinitvals29.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Nov 7 17:59 ht0initvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2720 Nov 7 17:59 ht0initvals29.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0bsinitvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0bsinitvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0bsinitvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0initvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0initvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Nov 7 17:59 lcn0initvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1bsinitvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1bsinitvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1bsinitvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1initvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1initvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Nov 7 17:59 lcn1initvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2bsinitvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2bsinitvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2bsinitvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2initvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2initvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Nov 7 17:59 lcn2initvals26.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lcn400bsinitvals33.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lcn400initvals33.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lp0bsinitvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp0bsinitvals14.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lp0bsinitvals15.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 lp0bsinitvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3664 Nov 7 17:59 lp0initvals13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp0initvals14.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2598 Nov 7 17:59 lp0initvals15.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Nov 7 17:59 lp0initvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp1bsinitvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp1bsinitvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp1initvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp1initvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp2bsinitvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 lp2initvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0absinitvals11.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals11.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals17.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n0bsinitvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2152 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals11.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2408 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals17.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals24.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Nov 7 17:59 n0initvals25.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 n16bsinitvals30.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2634 Nov 7 17:59 n16initvals30.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n18bsinitvals32.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n18initvals32.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n1bsinitvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n1initvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n2bsinitvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 n2initvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1320 Nov 7 17:59 pcm5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn0bsinitvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn0initvals16.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn1bsinitvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn1bsinitvals27.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn1initvals20.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn1initvals27.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn2bsinitvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn2initvals19.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn3bsinitvals21.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2552 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn3initvals21.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn4bsinitvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Nov 7 17:59 sslpn4initvals22.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31176 Nov 7 17:59 ucode11.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28216 Nov 7 17:59 ucode13.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Nov 7 17:59 ucode14.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35512 Nov 7 17:59 ucode15.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33712 Nov 7 17:59 ucode16_lp.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39296 Nov 7 17:59 ucode16_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34448 Nov 7 17:59 ucode16_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28589 Nov 7 17:59 ucode16_sslpn_nobt.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36216 Nov 7 17:59 ucode17_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode19_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode19_sslpn_nobt.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode20_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode20_sslpn_nobt.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34735 Nov 7 17:59 ucode21_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28988 Nov 7 17:59 ucode21_sslpn_nobt.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Nov 7 17:59 ucode22_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode22_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35267 Nov 7 17:59 ucode24_lcn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39760 Nov 7 17:59 ucode24_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34847 Nov 7 17:59 ucode25_lcn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39128 Nov 7 17:59 ucode25_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39728 Nov 7 17:59 ucode26_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode27_sslpn.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39760 Nov 7 17:59 ucode29_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39632 Nov 7 17:59 ucode30_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Nov 7 17:59 ucode32_mimo.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Nov 7 17:59 ucode33_lcn40.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21328 Nov 7 17:59 ucode5.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23256 Nov 7 17:59 ucode9.fw
~
// __ modprobe b43:
// __ lsmod | grep -i b43
b43 413696 0
bcma 53248 1 b43
mac80211 671744 1 b43
cfg80211 589824 2 b43,mac80211
rng_core 16384 1 b43
ssb 69632 1 b43
mmc_core 147456 2 b43,ssb
~
// __ ip link:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
~
// __ ip addr:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
~
// __ iwconfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
~
// __ journalctl | grep -i firmware
Nov 07 17:44:06 debian kernel: acpi PNP0A08:00: [Firmware Info]:
MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-3f] only partially covers this bridge
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: firmware: failed to load
b43/ucode11.fw (-2)
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for
b43/ucode11.fw failed with error -2
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: firmware: failed to load
b43/ucode11.fw (-2)
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for
b43/ucode11.fw failed with error -2
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: firmware: failed to load
b43-open/ucode11.fw (-2)
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for
b43-open/ucode11.fw failed with error -2
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: firmware: failed to load
b43-open/ucode11.fw (-2)
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for
b43-open/ucode11.fw failed with error -2
Nov 07 17:45:28 debian kernel: 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 website.
Nov 07 17:45:32 debian NetworkManager[766]: <info> [1604771132.1796]
manager[0x5601178a3040]: monitoring kernel firmware directory
'/lib/firmware'.
Nov 07 17:59:23 debian NetworkManager[766]: <info> [1604771963.2764]
manager: kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware' changed
~
