Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.116]:37837 "EHLO mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760073AbXFASS4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:18:56 -0400 Message-ID: <4660630E.7040701@lwfinger.net> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:18:54 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "John H." CC: Broadcom Linux , wireless Subject: Re: Upgrade to f7 breaks bcm43xx module References: <5b9417770706011111u20f32192s960961dc8693f00e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5b9417770706011111u20f32192s960961dc8693f00e@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: John H. wrote: > bcm43xx mac80211: > YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO OLD. Firmware from binary drivers older than > version 4.x is unsupported. You must upgrade your firmware files. > > I get that now with f7 and 2.6.21 and didn't with fc6 2.6.20. > > However, I read that the error is not what it sounds like. What is > the solution? The error is _EXACTLY_ what it sounds like. With fc6, you were using bcm43xx-softmac, which uses V3 firmware. With fc7, you switched to bcm43xx-mac80211, which needs V4 firmware - just what the error message said. The solution is to download a V4 driver and create the appropriate firmware. Larry