[zoltan@localhost ~]$ tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3.tar.bz2
[zoltan@localhost ~]$ cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3/driver
[zoltan@localhost driver]$ b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ wl_apsta_mimo.o
Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by b43-fwcutter.
This file has an unknown MD5sum b84bc801b9b8f39069c252f533655af8.
What's next?
2010/8/19 JB <jb.1234abcd@xxxxxxxxx>
Zoltan Hoppar <hopparz <at> gmail.com> writes:Hi,
>
> Hi guys,
> Currently I have run out of ideas about how to activate, and create an working
> wifi on my new machine. It uses an Broadcom PHY - Broadcom Corporation BCM4312
> 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01).
> I have followed the the advices at linuxwireless.org - but no effect. Maybe I
> have made mistakes, or something went wrong - I couldn't tell that.
this is the relevant page:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
...
device firmware installation
Fedora
...
Next, download the Windows driver:
do not use the download link blindly; first check which driver is the latest:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.1.tar.bz2 16-Jan-2008 03:33
3846454
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.2.tar.bz2 28-Sep-2008 20:42
3877524
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3.tar.bz2 21-Dec-2009 16:46
3906094
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 08-Oct-2008 15:11
3888794
broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2 19-Feb-2009 18:46
5986780
broadcom-wl-4.80.17.0.tar.bz2 14-Jan-2008 04:09
869561
broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 14-Jan-2008 04:09
904072
broadcom-wl-4.80.9.2.tar.bz2 20-Jun-2006 04:45
857282
According to the above list the latest driver is:
broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3.tar.bz2 21-Dec-2009 16:46
3906094
So, make sure that you download this one as instructed:
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3.tar.bz2
Now continue installing this driver as instructed.
...
Reboot.
JB
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