On 03/24/2010 08:32 AM, Mariusz Fik wrote:
Hi, I made some feature request about include opensource firmware[1] for broadcom wifi cards into default installation media. https://features.opensuse.org/306619
I made a package with this firmware in my home repo[2]. It has been build for oS 11.2 and Factory and resides in noarch. After installing this package, firmware is located in '/lib/firmware/b43- open'. b43 tries to load firmware first from '/lib/firmware/b43', if there is no firmware tries load from '/lib/firmware/b43-open'. Here is a dmesg output:
[ 1298.420958] b43-phy2: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9) [ 1298.529980] phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' [ 1298.556896] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PML, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] [ 1303.347086] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw [ 1303.360600] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/ucode5.fw [ 1303.386197] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/pcm5.fw [ 1303.406365] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/b0g0initvals5.fw [ 1303.430840] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw [ 1303.533063] b43-phy2: Loading OpenSource firmware version 410.31754 [ 1303.533085] b43-phy2: Hardware crypto acceleration not supported by firmware [ 1303.533094] b43-phy2: QoS not supported by firmware [ 1303.606220] Registered led device: b43-phy2::tx [ 1303.628692] Registered led device: b43-phy2::rx [ 1303.630645] Registered led device: b43-phy2::radio [ 1303.654720] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Then if we want install proprietary firmware, we execute 'install_bcm43xx_firmware', which install firmware into '/lib/firmware/b43'. Then dmesg output looks like this one:
[ 116.655170] b43-phy1: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9) [ 116.771684] phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' [ 116.829284] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PML, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] [ 121.359077] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw [ 121.376799] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw [ 121.394859] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw [ 121.412569] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw [ 121.548055] b43-phy1: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) [ 121.610461] Registered led device: b43-phy1::tx [ 121.637110] Registered led device: b43-phy1::rx [ 121.639184] Registered led device: b43-phy1::radio [ 121.663270] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
So it is not in conflict with our existing solution. Which devel project should I choose for this firmware?
[1] - http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/ [2] - http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Fisiu/
Are you aware that the current release of openfwwf has a serious bug that panics the kernel under heavy load? Kernels 2.6.33 and newer have fixed the panic, but not the problem. As I originally found the bug, I am working with the openfwwf authors and have recently tested an experimental firmware for them that does not have the problem, but it is not yet ready for release. I agree that open-source firmware should be included even though current versions only support a very small subset of BCM43XX devices; however, including firmware that can crash the machine is not a viable option for general users. Please wait until the problem is fixed. Larry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org