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

Thu Dec 27 21:46:00 CET 2012

2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <tmb at mageia.org>:
+> 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 ?
+
+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
+