[Grml] ndiswrapper solved
Martin Yazdzik
yazdzik at nyct.net
Tue Aug 15 16:29:54 CEST 2006
trying to keep this in a thread somehow -
okay -
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:off/any Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid Bit Rate=1 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
note 4306 instead of 4309(correct card, per lspci in grml 8, as well as
factually correct card)
I cannot copy the ifup results to file, but they end up with "network down"
meaning, I strongly suspect, some firmware somewhere is not loading.
Now, if we go back to the original grml or knoppix, or even libranet, the gui
install of ndiswrapper using the bcmwl5.inf always states that the inf files
are not correct, but the cli works.
Since modprobe bcm43xx should at least light the wifi light, which it does
not, I am strongly thinking that there must be somefirmware loading that I am
missing, and the best google came up with was(besides being in Czech)
1 - instalací balíku bcm43xx-fwcutter a spuštěním scriptu
v /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/install-bcm43xx_firmware.sh
2 - instalací balíku bcm43xx-fwcutter a rozbalením souboru např. bcmwl5.sys
(získáme z instalace Windows) např. sudo bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware
bcmwl5.sys
3 - instalací balíku
http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/pool/bcm43xx/bcm43xx-firmware_1.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
I shall try this anon, but there must be an easier way between this and
ndiswrapper, although, ndiswrapper works perfectly.
Since linux based OS in general are known for laconic, unclear or simply
inbred documentation, and GRML is known for clear, precise, and accurate,
I'll try to keep on this and do my best to get the driver working, but any
help in this would be appreciated.
Obviously, I cannot install things unless I have a connexion, so I am not sure
what kind of instructions for someone without a connexion beginning
with "install blah blah" are meant to accomplish.
This is the biggest grips with debian d-i, by the way.
(It is no different with the prism drivers, by the way, it is just that I
always kept a copy on the firmware on a floppy in the days when computers had
floppy drives. Now, I think I have one pc left with a floppy drive, and
using a cat cable would require drilling a hole in the wall... welcome to
NY!)
So, off to try this, but, really, there must be an easier way.
best,
M
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