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[Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding the b43 support, what you may have seen previously was the app (b43-fwcutter) that extracted the driver from the Windows firmware driver. The app may have been included, but not the propriety driver.

The link Phill sent, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx, explains it pretty well. But if you want some more technical information on it, visit: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

And the Gentoo Wiki explains the situation we're all in, stating what's at the Ubuntu link above, but explains it as: open source, NDIS Wrapper, and proprietary.  http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Broadcom_43xx

Lastly, there's more information on the propriety drive at Broadcom's site, see the readme.txt.
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php


 

Sincerely,
Paul Gorski
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 2:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 12.04 ppc: no b43legacy support on live-cd


Ok, that's a reason.
But curiously a former ubuntu ppc live-cd (2008 or so) had it on the
cd. Anyway, if it's not possible to put it on the cd, there should be
something like an instruction how to get and install it. May be
indicating different options like:
- internet connection sharing connecting 2 computers by ethernet (or
bluetooth? Does  that work too? ;-) )
- using a smartphone
- loading down the needed files as installable packages on an exchange
media (usb stick or so)

2012/2/26 Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> b43 is not open source. Our hands are
> tied. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> On 25 February 2012 19:05, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I think a lubuntu live-cd for powerpc *SHOULD* have b43legacy support
>> out of the box, but it doesn't. Fortunately, for me, i've a wlanstick
>> (Ralink chip) which works with the livecd. Those who don't would have
>> big problems to install properly. I'm not sure about statistics but i
>> think entire generations of i- and powerbooks have chips which need
>> that driver and the firmware. I remember, earlier ubuntu live-cd for
>> powerpc brought it.
>>
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