updated laptop from mandriva 2010.2 to mageia 1, and now wifi doesn't work. when creating a new wireless connection with drakconnect, it complains that it needs a file /lib/firmware/b43/ucode*.fw i don't know which mdv package was shipping this file, so assigning to kernel for now. lscpidrake output: # lspcidrake sky2 : Marvell Technology Group Ltd.|88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (rev: 13) ssb : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (rev: 01) i2c_i801 : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (rev: 03) ahci : Intel Corporation|ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [STORAGE_SATA] (rev: 03) iTCO_wdt : Intel Corporation|ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [BRIDGE_ISA] (rev: 03) unknown : Intel Corporation|82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (rev: 93) ehci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [BRIDGE_PCI] (rev: 03) shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [BRIDGE_PCI] (rev: 03) shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [BRIDGE_PCI] (rev: 03) shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [BRIDGE_PCI] (rev: 03) snd_hda_intel : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev: 03) ehci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [SERIAL_USB] (rev: 03) unknown : Intel Corporation|Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_OTHER] (rev: 07) Card:Intel 810 and later: Intel Corporation|Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_VGA] (rev: 07) unknown : Intel Corporation|Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [BRIDGE_HOST] (rev: 07) hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] hub : Linux 2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] usb_storage : Generic|USB2.0-CRW [Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk (Zip)] uvcvideo : M091R-R01-9731-SM1O4|Integrated Webcam [Video|Video Control] Module:i8k : Dell .*|Inspiron.* Pkg:i8kutils : Dell .*|Inspiron.*
Did you try dkms-broadcom-wl ?
CC: (none) => sander.lepik
yes, it's installed, and it wasn't working yesterday. but that's strange, now that i rebooted it, it works - while it wasn't working yesterday. strange, since dkms is supposed to work at first boot? anyway, closing bug report as invalid. i'll reopen if needed.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => INVALID