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Just as expected. +</I>>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> Did it try to configure it anyway, or did it stop there ? +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> No, it ends there- you can close the ,essage and go back where you +</I>>>>><i> have the already used option or the option to use a windows driver +</I>>>>><i> with ndiswrapper. Or go back and leave the cinfiguration +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Hm, ok, so I guess it would need manual configuration to test, +</I>>>><i> but it is easier to test the free drivers you can test with the +</I>>>><i> "no-wl" test livecd.... +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>>><i> Reboot. +</I>>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>>><i> Now could I use the same installation to upgrade and use the same usb +</I>>>>>>><i> stick, just activating the core plus non-free ? Or do I have to redo +</I>>>>>>><i> the whole instatallotion? +</I>>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> Just use the same install and install dkms-broadcom-wl +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> Ok. so all I have to do go online with cable bound network, set media +</I>>>>><i> including non-free, and then install dkms-broadcom-wl plus the needed +</I>>>>><i> things. then reboot and try a new attempt at configuring . +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> yep. it might still suggest to install some of the prebuilt drivers, +</I>>>><i> but thats ok. the important part is the blacklist that comes with +</I>>>><i> dkms-broadcom-wl +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Ok, here I may have been too fast. I went online, set the media +</I>>><i> including non-free and shot at 'urpmi dkms-broadcom-wl'- The system +</I>>><i> installed 18 packages but at the end it gave errors: +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Error! Could not locate wl.ko.xz for module broadcom-wl in the DKMS +</I>>><i> tree. Yoou must run a dkms build for kernel first- +</I>>><i> warning: %post(dkms-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-5.mga3.non-free.i586) +</I>>><i> scriptlet failed, exit status 4 +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Hm, do you have the -devel package matching the kernel you use installed ? +</I> +Damn! When you are too tired and still go on simple errors are creeping up! + +I have to call it a day will go on tomorrow, if my brain is still +there where I left it. G'night. + +-- +wobo +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="020989.html">[Mageia-dev] RFC: dropping prebuilt broadcom-wl drivers +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="021003.html">[Mageia-dev] RFC: dropping prebuilt broadcom-wl drivers +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#20990">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#20990">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#20990">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#20990">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |