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

Fri Dec 28 11:29:45 CET 2012

2012/12/27 Wolfgang Bornath <molch.b at googlemail.com>:
+> 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.
+
+Ok, new day new challenges!
+
+I booted with your KDE live with broadcom-wl. Results concerning wifi:
+
+The wifi chip was found and just 4 networks/APs (usually there are
+more than 15 metworks in the list). Mine is not on the list, filled in
+the infos including password, started but failed. Rebooted, same. Only
+4 of the usually more than 15 networks of my block, but not mine nore
+any other of the usually busy networks are listed. My wifi router is
+standing less than a foot away from the AP and the AP is worling, I
+have another machine running MGA3B1 running with wifi (Atheros chip)
+working nicely.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+