On 01/11/2011 08:36 AM, pistazienfresser wrote:
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> dlietz;2276586 Wrote:
>> …]
>> Also, just so I’m clear is there documentation somewhere that indicates
>> which wireless NIC’s require the closed source driver and which will
>> work with the firmware alone?
>> …].
> I do not clame that it would be a clear documentation but maybe the
> links and the discussion on ‘Install Broadcom Drivers from Packman’
> (http://tinyurl.com/4z5jmq2) in post #6 (=post2264457) will help -
> especially the table on ‘b43 #Known PCI devices - Linux Wireless’
> (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices).
> Please be avare that (as I understood the issue) the PCI ID (not the
> device’s name) will be the (more) acurate way to distinguish the
> different hardware and so maybe the best fitting driver(s).
In the wiki at
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices, we try to
keep the table up to date. As stated above, the name does not mean anything,
only the PCI IDs are important. They are what the kernel uses in loading drivers.
If a given device is listed as working with b43 or b43legacy, then only the
firmware is needed.