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

Thu Dec 27 21:39:23 CET 2012

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
+
+-- 
+wobo
+