On Thu, 2024-09-26 at 14:37:47 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Hi Claudia, > > On Thu, 2024-09-26 at 14:00 +0200, Claudia Neumann wrote: > > I downloaded firmware-b43-installer but cannot install it, because it wants > > b43-fwcutter. > > This package is only available für ppc64el not for ppc64. > > > > At this point I am stuck. What should I do? > > It's because the package b43-fwcutter is part of the "contrib" section which > is not available in Debian Ports, however I can build it.
I found it (an older version at least) on snapshots.debian.org, around 2017 (I don't have my notes at hand, but it must have been for Buster back then?). Make sure that you get the same version of the firmware-*-installer(s), to properly resolve dependencies; then install them together using "dpkg -i". > I will build the package manually and upload it to "unreleased" for both > powerpc > and ppc64. It will be available by tonight. Even better! > You will need to add "unreleased" to your sources.list to use it: > > deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unreleased main Many thanks for your extremely fast and knowledgeable support, Steffen
