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Juanito:

--- Quote from: eltone on January 10, 2014, 03:44:05 PM ---Win32 WLAN driver is non-functional:

--- End quote ---

--- Code: ---$ sudo ndiswrapper -i /mnt/sdb1/drivers/ndiswrapper/E6220/xp/bcmwl5.inf

$ ndiswrapper -l
bcmwl5 : driver installed

$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

$ dmesg | tail -10
...
ndiswrapper version 1.58 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5 (Broadcom,10/26/2011, 5.100.82.112) loaded
ndiswrapper 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
ndiswrapper 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
ndiswrapper: using IRQ 17
wlan0: ethernet device 64:27:37:22:ab:51 using NDIS driver: bcmwl5, version: 0x5645270, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'NDIS Network Adapter', 14E4:4359.5.conf
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
--- End code ---

eltone:
Greetings!

Q: If the WLAN BCM4318 chipset is this finicky w/TCP, why not eliminate all the wireless/firmware extensions from ever being installed. Now, using a wired connection, download only the needed ones from the 5.1 repo?

e.g.,
1) wireless-tools.tcz
2) b43-fwcutter.tcz & cut firmware as reported in thread.
3) wifi.tcz
4) firmware-openfwwf.tcz
5) firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx.tcz

Using this concept, blacklisting should never be needed.
Sincerely,
eltone
PS. NO bloat!
* for reference only *

Juanito:
I may be wrong, but in your case, I don't believe you need firmware-openfwwf or firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx

The blacklist is only needed if you use wl-modules-KERNEL or ndiswrapper.

..and all this because broadcom do not make their driver information freely available to linux.

eltone:

--- Quote from: eltone on January 11, 2014, 09:10:50 AM ---Greetings!

Q: If the WLAN BCM4318 chipset is this finicky w/TCP, why not eliminate all the wireless/firmware extensions from ever being installed. Now, using a wired connection, download only the needed ones from the 5.1 repo?

e.g.,
1) wireless-tools.tcz
2) b43-fwcutter.tcz & cut firmware as reported in thread.
3) wifi.tcz

--- End quote ---

Hi,
Just did this barebones wireless/firmware install:

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ cd b43fw
tc@box:~/b43fw$ wget -c http://www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware/broadcom-wl-5.100.1
38.tar.bz2
Connecting to www.lwfinger.com (173.254.28.119:80)
broadcom-wl-5.100.13 100% |*******************************| 13197k 0:00:00 ETA
tc@box:~/b43fw$ tar xf broadcom-wl-5.100.138.tar.bz2
tc@box:~/b43fw$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware
tc@box:~/b43fw$ sudo b43-fwcutter -w /usr/local/lib/firmware broadcom-wl-5.100.1
38/linux/wl_apsta.o
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
tc@box:~/b43fw$

--- End code ---

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ dmesg
Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
Linux version 3.8.13-tinycore (tc@box) (gcc version 4.7.2 (GCC) ) #2511 SMP Fri Oct 18 14:41:31 UTC 2013
microcode: AMD CPU family 0xf not supported
cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
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.
8139too 0000:06:06.0 eth0: link down
tc@box:~$

--- End code ---
WLAN BCM4318 has incorrect firmware! Also, wifi has NO dialog and simply vanishes!
eltone

gerald_clark:
b43/ucode5.fw is in firmware-openfwwf.tcz.

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