Usual installation of "linux-firmware-nonfree" package failed on my Dell
Mini 9
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Title:
linux-firmware-nonfree doesn't properly install firmware.
The recommended method now is "sudo apt-get install
firmware-b43-installer", if a temporary connection can be arranged to
download the firmware from internet.
Alternatively, if the target system can't be connected to internet, the
entire b43 firmware directory can also be extracted and copied from
After fresh install of Linux Mint MATE 17.2 on a Dell D820, then install of
linux-firmware-nonfree, failed to install the b43 firmware. I had to manually
download/install the firmware package per these instructions in post #38:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2239022&page=4&p=13119264
Sorry for answering late.
Another method is decribed on ubuntuusers.de:
http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/netzwerkkarte-nach-deaktivierung-im-
autostart/#post-2480236
The grey box shows the files included, including the files for the low-
power chipset LP-PHY BCM4312 PCI 14e4:4315 and BCM4318
Hmm.. so I guess we finally completed a full circle to get back to the
old-school "sudo apt-get firmware-b43-installer" huh? Nice!
Does anyone already have the right to distribute "I hate Broadcom" badges? Caps
& T-Shirts maybe?
If not, I'd love to grab the opportunity.
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b43 was removed on purpose for licensing reasons. See
http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1326776
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 for how to install this
firmware yourself.
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Status: Confirmed => Invalid
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Title:
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And I very seriously believe that it is the "/DEBIAN/control" file
within the .deb package that is causing the trouble.
Line #15 in it seems to be an accidental copy-paste, confusing dpkg (a
super long Modalias line). Needs to be fixed (deleted) immediately
before plenty of more "The update broke
