[Mageia-dev] RFC: dropping prebuilt broadcom-wl drivers

Wolfgang Bornath molch.b at googlemail.com
Thu Dec 27 16:08:59 CET 2012


2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 16:49:
>
>> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
>>>
>>> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 16:29:
>>>
>>>> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 16:04:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> can you provide either "lspcidrake -v" or "lspci -vnn" for that
>>>>>>> device
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # lspcidrake -v |grep Broadcom
>>>>>> wl   : Broadcom Corporation | BCN4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER]
>>>>>> (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:14e4 subd:04b5) (rev 1)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's it
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks. that shows the subvendor/device ids.
>>>>> The 4312 ones are problematic iirc...
>>>>>
>>>>> Now for some tests...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In which mode do you want me to do that ?
>>>>    - live mode
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This wont work as you need to reboot to make sure the hw is in "good
>>> state" , wich will make the "uninstall part" useless.
>>
>>
>> Ok, that was clear.
>>
>>>
>>>>    - installed without net access (through additional cable)
>>>>    - installed with net access (through additional cable) ?
>>>
>>> you dont need cable access for the first part (1-4) but need
>>> cable access (or beta1 install dvd) for second part (5-8)
>>>
>>> after configuration step you obviously need to disconnect the
>>> cable  to verify that it works with wireless.
>>>
>>> And you dont need to do a new install to test this,
>>> a current installed/updated cauldron system should be enough.
>>
>>
>> Ah, I need to do a new because I only have one system with this device
>> :( So I just start from fresh,
>>   - first with non-free disabled and reboot,
>>   - then non-free enabled with reboot
>>
>
> Hm, is that system running mga2 ?

No, it is running no system at all save for the one I'm going to
install- It's a small harddisk holding just one.
Don't bother, I'd have to re-install anyway.

-- 
wobo


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