On 9/9/19 9:32 AM, Joerg Kampmann wrote:
> Hallo I just posted a remark on Github concerning the above firmware! I applied
> it on Debian 10 (buster) Linux ... Any idea on the causes of the fault?
> *firmware is too big*
>
> The machine is a notebook from ASUS: X540M - this notebook has only 3 USB-slots
> no LAN, no CD drive -- Debian buster requires during installation: rtlwifi/
No. Both those firmware files work just fine on my openSUSE system.
The md5sums for the firmware are as follows:
1850c1308fbcd95e9f6a7f58ede1e35f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin
a2c544e90d41fa9097b18ba86f11bec9 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin.xz
bc828ddc6cd700abb79a8df5794bcf04 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin
7c310f301623cf16211ef5b4a3a3078d /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin.xz
The sizes for the uncompressed modules are:
31762 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin
30746 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin
Larry
This seems to be very strange. Does anybody have an explanation for this
strange behaviour?
Am 09.09.19 um 17:38 schrieb Larry Finger:
> On 9/9/19 9:32 AM, Joerg Kampmann wrote:
>> Hallo I just posted a remark on Github concerning the above firmware!
>> I applied it on Debian 10 (buster) Linux ... Any idea on the causes
>> of the fault? *firmware is too big*
>>
>> The machine is a notebook from ASUS: X540M - this notebook has only 3
>> USB-slots no LAN, no CD drive -- Debian buster requires during
>> installation: rtlwifi/
>
> No. Both those firmware files work just fine on my openSUSE system.
>
> The md5sums for the firmware are as follows:
> 1850c1308fbcd95e9f6a7f58ede1e35f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin
> a2c544e90d41fa9097b18ba86f11bec9
> /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin.xz
> bc828ddc6cd700abb79a8df5794bcf04 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin
> 7c310f301623cf16211ef5b4a3a3078d /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin.xz
>
> The sizes for the uncompressed modules are:
> 31762 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin
> 30746 /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin
>
> Larry
>
>
>
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On 9/9/19 11:00 AM, Joerg Kampmann wrote:
> This seems to be very strange. Does anybody have an explanation for this strange
> behaviour?
I just searched the entire kernel source for the message "firmware is too big".
The only place it was found was "drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c:
mfc_err("MFC firmware is too big to be loaded\n");". I do not think
that is the problem. :)
Have you tried any other distros? A Live Medium should let you know if it has
the same problem.
Larry
On 9/9/19 11:00 AM, Joerg Kampmann wrote:
> This seems to be very strange. Does anybody have an explanation for this strange
> behaviour?
I tried booting a Debian Buster LXFE live iso. It has NO wireless firmware at
all, and is completely useless unless you have a wired network!
What files are in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/?
Larry
Thanks a lot, Larry. this computer is not mine. it belongs to a refugee
coming from Georgia (formerly ussr) ... She got this ASUS stuff from a
company in Litvania ... strange history. I am working on that problem on
a voluntary base ... and this started already 3 weeks ago ...
Am 09.09.19 um 18:15 schrieb Larry Finger:
> On 9/9/19 11:00 AM, Joerg Kampmann wrote:
>> This seems to be very strange. Does anybody have an explanation for
>> this strange behaviour?
>
> I just searched the entire kernel source for the message "firmware is
> too big". The only place it was found was
> "drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c: mfc_err("MFC firmware
> is too big to be loaded\n");". I do not think that is the problem. :)
>
> Have you tried any other distros? A Live Medium should let you know if
> it has the same problem.
>
> Larry
>
>
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