Bug 24958 - error in path to ucode5.fw when setting up a new wireless interface via drakconnect in mcc
Summary: error in path to ucode5.fw when setting up a new wireless interface via drakc...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 7
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel and Drivers maintainers
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Reported: 2019-06-15 18:44 CEST by Mike Rambo
Modified: 2019-09-06 13:31 CEST (History)
3 users (show)

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Source RPM: b43-openfwwf
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screenshot of the error (51.35 KB, image/png)
2019-06-15 18:45 CEST, Mike Rambo
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Description Mike Rambo 2019-06-15 18:44:49 CEST
Description of problem:
When setting up a new wireless interface in mcc the path to ucode5.fw is not found.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open mcc
2. choose network + internet
3. choose Set up a new network interface
4. choose wireless
5. choose wlan0 (this laptop is an older dell d531 with bcm4311 wireless)

The result of the above is an error "The following component is missing: /lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw" (see attached png). The actual path to ucode5.fw is /lib/firmware/b43-open/ucode5.fw. My workaround was to symlink b43-open to b43 which allowed finding the firmware. I don't know if the problem is actually in b43-openfwwf or in mcc's drakconnect but we have to start somewhere.
Comment 1 Mike Rambo 2019-06-15 18:45:50 CEST
Created attachment 11095 [details]
screenshot of the error
Marja Van Waes 2019-06-16 13:15:32 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => kernel
CC: (none) => lists.jjorge, mageiatools, marja11

Comment 2 José Jorge 2019-06-16 21:11:17 CEST
(In reply to Mike Rambo from comment #0)
> I don't know if the problem is actually in b43-openfwwf or in mcc's drakconnect but we have to start somewhere.

It is in b43-openfwwf. The kernel used to search in both paths, but I see this has also changed in MGA6 latest kernel...

I have submitted  b43-openfwwf-5.2-13.mga7 to updates_testing. Please test to ensure it fixes the problem for everyone.

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED

Comment 3 Mike Rambo 2019-06-17 18:46:43 CEST
This does fix the problem. Thanks.
Comment 4 Mike Rambo 2019-09-06 13:31:32 CEST
I've had no futher problem. Should have marked it fixed back in June.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED


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