thanks, it's gone now. On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:12 AM, John Bradley Bulsterbaum < infinitel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know how this is/not related precisely, but on my system > fxcutter just simply wasn't installed (I tried to remove it via sudo > aptitude remove b43-fwcutter); just typing > > sudo aptitudeb43-fwcutter > > into the terminal fixed the issue. : ) > > -- > [Hardy]b43-fwcutter install script fails to fetch firmware in first run > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197819 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “b43-fwcutter” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in “jockey” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released > Status in b43-fwcutter in Ubuntu Hardy: Invalid > Status in jockey in Ubuntu Hardy: Fix Released > > Bug description: > fl...@lil-spooky:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release > DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu > DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04 > DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)" > fl...@lil-spooky:~$ uname -a > Linux lil-spooky 2.6.24-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Feb 29 21:26:31 UTC 2008 > x86_64 GNU/Linux > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > fl...@lil-spooky:~$ apt-cache policy b43-fwcutter > b43-fwcutter: > Installed: 1:008-2 > Candidate: 1:008-2 > Version table: > *** 1:008-2 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > what I expected to happen : after doing a fresh install of Hardy Alpha 5, I > started the Restricted Driver Manager to install the broadcom firmware to > get my wireless working, just like I did in Gutsy. I expected the fwcutter > package to download and install the correct firmware, which is what happened > under Gutsy. In Gutsy, the little orange light turned blue right away ( my > machine is an HP dv6000 series laptop ) indicating that wireless is up and > running. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > what happened instead : started the Restricted Driver manager now called > "Hardware Drivers" under System-->Administration, clicked the checkbox for > the Broadcom firmware to be downloaded and installed. The Hardware Driver > manager told me it had downloaded and installed the firmware, however, the > orange light did not turn blue. I tried rebooting to see if that would make > a difference. It did not make a difference. No working wireless. This page : > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 seems to indicate that > various kernel versions need not just different versions of the firmware, > but different versions of the fwcutter program/package itself, as well. > Would be great if that could be integrated into Hardy before final release. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Alexander Razgovorov -- [Hardy]b43-fwcutter install script fails to fetch firmware in first run https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197819 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
