Bug 2994

Summary: dkms-broadcom-wl missing in the DVD
Product: Mageia Reporter: Arnaud Vacquier <arnaud>
Component: Release (media or process)Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: Normal CC: lists.jjorge, marja11, sysadmin-bugs
Version: 1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: i586   
OS: Linux   
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Source RPM: meta-task CVE:
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Description Arnaud Vacquier 2011-10-08 19:20:50 CEST 
Description of problem:
Wifi package "dkms-broadcom-wl" is not install, i can't use wifi (=> no internet)
when I launch wifi whitout that "interface of wifi can't be show" (sorry for bad translate, i am french

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia 1 with dvd

How reproducible:
Install Mageia 1, launch wifi for be to connect

Steps to Reproduce:
1.launch wifi
2.error message : "interface wifi can't be show/open
3.for fix install "dkms-broadcom-wl" but without internet it is impossible :(

I can fix after to go in friend for ethernet link for download that.
Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2011-10-08 20:56:54 CEST 
The DVD contain only free open source software... 

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1082#c1 

I search for a real bug about that.

Summary: dkms-broadcom-wl not install => dkms-broadcom-wl missing in the DVD

Comment 2 Arnaud Vacquier 2011-10-08 21:50:09 CEST 
okay but i have only hotspot and 3g key (not detected), how i can do?....

i go in friend's home for download drivers :/ now it is run, but if i want re-install or upgrade to mga2 may be no connection again...

wifi card : Broadcom Corporation BCL43225 802.11b/g/n on acer laptop

thank you
Manuel Hiebel 2011-10-26 18:29:34 CEST

CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs
Component: Installer => Release (media or process)
Source RPM: (none) => meta-task

Comment 3 José Jorge 2011-12-07 12:09:17 CET 
(In reply to comment #2)
> i go in friend's home for download drivers :/ now it is run, but if i want
> re-install or upgrade to mga2 may be no connection again...
> 
> wifi card : Broadcom Corporation BCL43225 802.11b/g/n on acer laptop
> 

If you upgrade to mga2, the driver will not be removed.
If you re-install, there is another solution : use the LiveCDs, as they come with nonfree drivers.

Still , the DVD edition only brings open-source software, so it is not a bug from our policy point of view...

CC: (none) => lists.jjorge

Comment 4 Marja Van Waes 2012-01-28 12:18:40 CET 
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > i go in friend's home for download drivers :/ now it is run, but if i want
> > re-install or upgrade to mga2 may be no connection again...
> > 
> > wifi card : Broadcom Corporation BCL43225 802.11b/g/n on acer laptop
> > 
> 
> If you upgrade to mga2, the driver will not be removed.
> If you re-install, there is another solution : use the LiveCDs, as they come
> with nonfree drivers.
> 

Or you might want to test a (atm cauldron) network install with the boot-nonfree iso as suggested here:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1405#c13

> Still , the DVD edition only brings open-source software, so it is not a bug
> from our policy point of view...

Therefore closing as invalid

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => marja11
Resolution: (none) => INVALID