Return-path: Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.176]:60390 "EHLO wa-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761227AbXFAShL (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:37:11 -0400 Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id j4so603657wah for ; Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:37:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5b9417770706011137q59962e95y6d810b236e6c0c3a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:37:10 -0500 From: "John H." To: "Larry Finger" Subject: Re: Upgrade to f7 breaks bcm43xx module Cc: "Broadcom Linux" , wireless In-Reply-To: <5b9417770706011123s3a54c43ep69257321e8102719@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <5b9417770706011111u20f32192s960961dc8693f00e@mail.gmail.com> <4660630E.7040701@lwfinger.net> <5b9417770706011123s3a54c43ep69257321e8102719@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I mean, the correct files to populate /lib/firmware(as I assume that's what you mean). I don't see it, or the instructions, on http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ On 6/1/07, John H. wrote: > Thanks for the prompt response. > > I have a dell e1505. Do I need an updated fwcutter as well? What is > the actual driver I need? The device is broadcom 1390? > > > On 6/1/07, Larry Finger wrote: > > 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 > > >