10.2 Wireless Setup

bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware ./Desktop/wl_apsta.o

This is exactly what is in the wiki.
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bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware ~/Desktop/wl_apsta.o

Note the ~ before /Desktop

I get the same error with the ~. "/lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw: No such file or directory"

Also, how do I change the default editor to emacs? I made a bash.bashrc.local file with

export EDITOR=/usr/bin/emacs

but that doesn't seem to be working. Thanks

Use the full path to the file. I just did it and it worked...

linux-blnr:/home/harryc # bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /home/harryc/Desktop/wl_apsta.o

filename : wl_apsta.o
version : 3.130.20.0
MD5 : e08665c5c5b66beb9c3b2dd54aa80cb3
microcodes : 2 4 5 11
pcms : 4 5

microcode : 2
revision : 0x0127
patchlevel : 0x000e
date : 2005-04-18
time : 02:36:27

microcode : 4
revision : 0x0127
patchlevel : 0x000e
date : 2005-04-18
time : 02:36:27

microcode : 5
revision : 0x0127
patchlevel : 0x000e
date : 2005-04-18
time : 02:36:27

microcode : 11
revision : 0x0127
patchlevel : 0x000e
date : 2005-04-18
time : 02:36:27

extracting bcm43xx_microcode2.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_microcode4.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_microcode5.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_microcode11.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_pcm4.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_pcm5.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval01.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval02.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval03.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval04.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval05.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval06.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval07.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval08.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval09.fw ...
extracting bcm43xx_initval10.fw ...
linux-blnr:/home/harryc #

I still get the same error. Also, suse cannot find the command "modprobe".

Any suggestions?

you have to be root to use modprobe.

make sure you locate the file correctly. when typing the location to the file use the tab key to have it navigate for you (will display the current directory if you hit it twice and will complete a directory if you type the beginning of it and hit it once).

There is nothing wrong with the way I am typing it in. I keep getting the error telling me that there is no file:

/lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw: No such file or directory

Does this mean that I have a faulty wl_apsta.o file or need a newer version of bcm43xx?

Are you running bcm43xx-fwcutter as root? You'll need root privileges to write the extracted files to /lib/firmware, you'll receive an error otherwise and that could be the problem.

Just a thought...

Cheers,
KV

Yes, I ran bcm43xx-fwcutter as root.