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

[Thomas Backlund]

Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 22:39:
> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
>> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 22:17:
>>
>>> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
>>>>
>>>> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 19:54:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, so now I am at the point where I try to configure wifi without any
>>>>> additional media than the core repository-
>>>>> The correct wifi is found but the system says that there are
>>>>> additionaöl software and drivers needed (namely broadcom-wl) which I
>>>>> may find in non-free or elsewhere. Just as expected.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did it try to configure it anyway, or did it stop there ?
>>>
>>>
>>> No, it ends there- you can close the ,essage and go back where you
>>> have the already used option or the option to use a windows driver
>>> with ndiswrapper. Or go back and leave the cinfiguration
>>
>>
>> Hm, ok, so I guess it would need manual configuration to test,
>> but it is easier to test the free drivers you can test with the
>> "no-wl" test livecd....
>>
>>>>
>>>>> Reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now could I use the same installation to upgrade and use the same usb
>>>>> stick, just activating the core plus non-free ? Or do I have to redo
>>>>> the whole instatallotion?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just use the same install and install dkms-broadcom-wl
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok. so all I have to do go online with cable bound network, set media
>>> including non-free, and then install dkms-broadcom-wl plus the needed
>>> things. then reboot and try a new attempt at configuring .
>>>
>>
>>
>> yep. it might still suggest to install some of the prebuilt drivers,
>> but thats ok. the important part is the blacklist that comes with
>> dkms-broadcom-wl
>>
>
> Ok, here I may have been too fast. I went online, set the media
> including non-free and shot at 'urpmi dkms-broadcom-wl'- The system
> installed 18 packages  but at the end it gave errors:
>
> Error! Could not locate wl.ko.xz for module broadcom-wl in the DKMS
> tree. Yoou must run a dkms build for kernel first-
> warning: %post(dkms-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-5.mga3.non-free.i586)
> scriptlet failed, exit status 4
>

Hm, do you have the -devel package matching the kernel you use installed ?


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Thomas