Bug 3662 - B43 FW cutter should be a package that autodownload the needed firmware and do the cut automatically
Summary: B43 FW cutter should be a package that autodownload the needed firmware and d...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alex Loginov
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Reported: 2011-12-07 18:50 CET by Lucien XU
Modified: 2015-11-01 19:42 CET (History)
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Source RPM: b43-fwcutter
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Description Lucien XU 2011-12-07 18:50:07 CET 
Description of problem:
Currently, B43 firmware cutter is a package that brings the firmware cutter but do nothing. That's good, but not the best.
The best should be a package that is a bit like get-skype, and downloads a version of the firmware as well as extract the firmware.

When removed, this package should also clean the cutted firmware from the system. It should make installation of broadcom drivers easier (if users don't want to use wl)
Lucien XU 2011-12-07 18:50:22 CET

Priority: Normal => Low

Manuel Hiebel 2011-12-07 19:29:51 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => lists.jjorge
Source RPM: (none) => b43-fwcutter

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:10:06 CEST 
Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 2 Lucien XU 2012-05-26 13:40:15 CEST 
This is still valid indeed. The b43 package still needs to do a manual firmware cutting. And it might be non trivial for beginners.
Sander Lepik 2012-05-26 14:28:18 CEST

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
CC: (none) => sander.lepik

Comment 3 Alex Loginov 2013-01-04 23:21:25 CET 
There are no problems in Rosa:
b43-fwcutter-016-1.1-rosa2012.1.i586.rpm
b43-firmware-install-0.1-1-rosa2012.1.noarch.rpm
dkms-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-1-rosa2012.1.i586.rpm
When will be fix?

Priority: Low => Normal
CC: (none) => loginov_alex

Comment 4 José Jorge 2013-01-05 21:47:11 CET 
(In reply to comment #3)
> There are no problems in Rosa:
> b43-fwcutter-016-1.1-rosa2012.1.i586.rpm
> b43-firmware-install-0.1-1-rosa2012.1.noarch.rpm
> dkms-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-1-rosa2012.1.i586.rpm
> When will be fix?

What do you mean?  broadcom-wl is a proprietary driver that comes with its own firmware...
Comment 5 Alex Loginov 2013-01-06 00:50:17 CET 
Rosa and Mandriva haves b43-firmware-install, that autodownload the needed firmware.
Comment 6 Alex Loginov 2015-02-08 19:32:24 CET 
Lucien, hi,
Will you test b43-firmware-install-0.1-2.mga5.nonfree.noarch.rpm?
José Jorge 2015-10-25 12:07:40 CET

Assignee: lists.jjorge => loginov_alex

Comment 7 Alex Loginov 2015-11-01 19:42:05 CET 
Fixed in b43-firmware-install pkg.

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