tatojo: Don't build a new fwcutter - the one from Hardy is OK Whenever you have the distupgrade ready, the b43-fwcutter package is installed (at least it was on my Acer 3023WLMi)
It is enough to just run it as I stated above. (by means it worked for me OK) The problem is only I don't know exactly where the firmware should be extracted - so I did the above both for /lib/firmware and /lib/firmware/`uname -r`. Ah. One thing : use the 2.6.24 kernel that comes with hardy. b43 is only there. (it was frankly the reason I went on to Hardy instead of staying with Gutsy) ** Description changed: Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta just after upgrade from Gutsy. The Broadcom firmware is wrong for the used b43 driver. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-old - As the b43-fwcutter version is correct (011) + As the b43-fwcutter *package* version is correct (011) you don't need to + build it again! To make the b43 driver running you need to do - export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or - /lib/firmware/$kernel_version + export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or /lib/firmware/`uname + -r` (i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it should really go) wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 # <<< the correct tarball !!! tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod # as the b43-fwcutter package is installed, this - b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o + b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o + has just worked. - I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has the acer-acpi package. - I do it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X session, the card just starts working normally. + I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has + the acer-acpi package. - (in recovery mode, because I need to fix the sudo, but that is a topic - for different bug actually...) + Whenever you have the sudo fixed, might be that if you do it, your + Network Manager daemon will just modprobe the b43 module and everything + starts working. If not, a reboot will be needed. + + I did it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X + session, the card just started working normally. ** Description changed: Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 latest beta just after upgrade from Gutsy. The Broadcom firmware is wrong for the used b43 driver. + For Hardy's 2.6.24.x kernel we need to use the 'non-bleeding-edge' firmware. + The solution is here : http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-old - As the b43-fwcutter *package* version is correct (011) you don't need to - build it again! + As the b43-fwcutter *from*package* version is correct (011) you don't need to build it again as described. + There is no need to compile anything. To make the b43 driver running you need to do export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" # or /lib/firmware/`uname -r` - (i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it should - really go) + (FIXME!!! i have actually done it on both paths, don't know where it + should really go) wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 # <<< the correct tarball !!! tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod # as the b43-fwcutter package is installed, this - b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o - has just worked. + sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o + has just worked.[1] I have an Acer 3023WLMi and from the previous Gutsy installation, it has the acer-acpi package. Whenever you have the sudo fixed, might be that if you do it, your Network Manager daemon will just modprobe the b43 module and everything starts working. If not, a reboot will be needed. - I did it in recovery mode, and when leaving it, going into normal X - session, the card just started working normally. + [1] I did it in recovery mode, without sudo, and when leaving it, going + into normal X session, the card just started working normally. -- restricted manager in hardy fails to install correct firmware b43-fwcutter - solution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202567 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
