[NTLUG:Discuss] firmware installation
terry
trryhend at gmail.com
Wed Oct 29 10:57:15 CDT 2008
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
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> What OS are you using?
> What version / distribution do you use? e.g. SuSe 11.0 Slackware 12.1 Fedora 8 ....
Looking back at a previous post, I see that you spoke of ubuntu /
kubuntu. If that is your OS, do this:
First make sure that it's not already running; Bring up a terminal and type:
iwconfig
If it only says "no wireless extensions", you still need to install
software. If not, you're done. (you might show us what it says). If
it shows info, (something like a bunch of info for wlan0), then just
go to the network manager and tell it to connect to an AP.
But, if you still need to install software, (it only says "no wireless
extensions"), first try this:
sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter
and then
iwconfig
to see if it's loaded up and working
If you still need to do more, try this:
sudo /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh
But... it's probably working by now, right?
If not try:
sudo apt-get remove bcm43xx-fwcutter
sudo apt-get install b43xx-fwcutter
(I'm not sure what the difference between b43xx-fwcutter and
bcm43xx-fwcutter but I think b43xx-fwcutter is newer and not sure
what "newer" implies.)
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> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Allen Meyers <chef11994 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> A great deal of goggling and communication with HP assures me that bcm4303 802.11b-only chip, that my unit has uses b43legacy.
>> What I need to know is the exact command line to use to install this hardware. Additionally provide me with the destination or path where this should reside. Obviously this is way way beyond my capability.
>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#firmwareinstallation
>> What follows is no doubt more information then you need, but better more then not enough.
>> Yes I know the experienced user will scratch his head and say its all there just follow instructions. Please humor this old man and translate for me.
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> Allen
>>
>> firmware installation
>> The
>> Broadcom wireless chip needs software, called "firmware", that runs on
>> the wireless chip itself during operation. This firmware is copyrighted
>> by Broadcom and it must be extracted from Broadcom's proprietary
>> drivers. To get such firmware on your system, you must download the
>> driver from a legal distribution point, as noted below. Then you must
>> extract the firmware from that Broadcom driver by using b43-fwcutter
>> (or bcm43xx-fwcutter) and install it in the special directory for
>> firmware - usually /lib/firmware. Please note that the firmware from
>> the binary drivers is Copyrighted by Broadcom Corporation and must not
>> be redistributed.
>> Some
>> distributions have special methods for installing the firmware. In
>> general these consist of a special command entered at a terminal.
>> Because the propietary driver containing the firmware cannot be
>> included in the distribution, you will need a working connection to the
>> Internet. Please post details for distros that are missed at bcm43xx-dev at lists.berlios.de.
>> 1. openSUSE 11.0 uses the following command:
>> * sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
>> 2. Ubuntu (all flavors) and Debian use the following command:
>> * sudo /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh
>> 3. Gentoo
>> systems supply a pre-compiled binary for b43-fwcutter. You need to
>> "emerge b43-fwcutter", and then follow the instructions below to
>> download the Broadcom driver. The line that invokes b43-fwcutter will
>> need to be changed to execute the program emerged above.
>> 4. Mandriva's
>> graphical network card configuration tool, drakconnect, will extract
>> the firmware from the Broadcom driver, which must be downloaded before
>> configuring the card. For versions through 2008 Spring, you will need
>> the V3 driver described below. Beginning with 2009, you will need
>> either the V3 or V4 driver depending on whether your device uses
>> b43legacy or b43. Either the wget command below, or a browser download
>> will get the appropriate file.
>> Note:
>> If you cannot use your distribution's packages, you need to have a
>> compiler and headers for libc installed. The reason for this
>> requirement is that you will have to build fwcutter.
>> There are different versions of firmware and tools you may need:
>> Driver Kernel Firmware Firmware extractor Instructions
>> b43 Linux-2.6.24, including 2.6.24-rcX and 2.6.24.Y 4.80.53.0 b43-fwcutter v. 011 Go
>> b43 Linux-2.6.25 and newer, compat-wireless-2.6 package, current GIT trees 4.150.10.5 b43-fwcutter v. 011 Go
>> b43legacy Any 3.130.20.0 b43-fwcutter v. 011 Go
>> bcm43xx (deprecated) Any 3.130.20.0 bcm43xx-fwcutter v. 6 Go
>> To accomplish this task, do the following:
>> You are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.24
>> If you are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.24, follow these instructions.
>> Use version 011 of b43-fwcutter.
>> Download, extract the b43-fwcutter tarball and build it:
>> wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> cd b43-fwcutter-011
>> make
>> cd ..
>> Use version 4.80.53.0 of Broadcom's proprietary driver.
>> Download and extract the firmware from this driver tarball:
>> export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
>> wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
>> cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod
>> sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o
>> Note
>> that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your
>> distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is
>> /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different
>> place.
>> You are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.25 or newer
>> Follow these instructions if you are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.25 and newer or compat-wireless-2.6, or from any current GIT tree.
>> Use version 011 of b43-fwcutter.
>> Download, extract the b43-fwcutter tarball and build it:
>> wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> cd b43-fwcutter-011
>> make
>> cd ..
>> Use version 4.150.10.5 of Broadcom's proprietary driver.
>> Download and extract the firmware from this driver tarball:
>> export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
>> wget http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
>> cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
>> sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta_mimo.o
>> Note
>> that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your
>> distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is
>> /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different
>> place.
>> You are using the b43-legacy driver
>> If you are using the b43legacy driver, follow these instructions.
>> Use version 011 of b43-fwcutter.
>> Download, extract the b43-fwcutter tarball and build it:
>> wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
>> cd b43-fwcutter-011
>> make
>> cd ..
>> Use version 3.130.20.0 of Broadcom's proprietary driver.
>> Download and extract the firmware from this driver:
>> export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
>> wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
>> sudo ./b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
>> Note
>> that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your
>> distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is
>> /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different
>> place.
>> You are using the deprecated bcm43xx driver
>> If you are using the old deprecated bcm43xx driver, follow these instructions.
>> Use version 006 of bcm43xx-fwcutter.
>> Download, extract the bcm43xx-fwcutter tarball and build it:
>> wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/bcm43xx-fwcutter-006.tar.bz2
>> tar xjf bcm43xx-fwcutter-006.tar.bz2
>> cd bcm43xx-fwcutter-006
>> make
>> cd ..
>> Use version 3.130.20.0 of Broadcom's proprietary driver.
>> Download and extract the firmware from this driver:
>> export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
>> wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
>> sudo ./bcm43xx-fwcutter-006/bcm43xx-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.oNote
>> that you must adjust the FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR path to your
>> distribution. The standard place where firmware is installed to is
>> /lib/firmware. However some distributions put firmware in a different
>> place.
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