[haiku-commits] Re: r34435 - haiku/trunk/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wlan/broadcom43xx
- From: Fredrik Modèen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:48:54 +0100 (CET)
> Author: colin
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> Log:
> WLAN driver broadcom43xx links now. Needs to be tested as I don't own the
> required hardware (many current Macbooks).
> This driver needs a firmware. The retrieval of this firmware requires
> following steps:
> a) Download the linux firmware from
> http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
> b) Download and compile b43-fwcutter from
> http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
> c) Use b43-fwcutter to cut the linux firmware in pieces.
> d) Copy those pieces into /system/data/firmware/broadcom43xx/
> e) Prepend them with bwi_v3_ and remove the .fw ending.
> f) You also need to create an empty file called bwi_v3_ucode in this
> directory.
When it comes to all these firmware to different wlan cards, would it be
possible to have them included and ready in Haiku?
--
MVH
Fredrik Modèen
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