[ubuntu-in] wireless in Hardy

[Parthan SR]

AlgoMantra wrote:
>
>     This is the command you should run, once the b43-fwcutter package
>     is installed.
>     'b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o' (Replace .o
>     filename appropriately)
>
>
> *Dear Onkar*, the b43-fwcutter package installed this time, after I 
> skipped the option to
> fetch firmware. then I ran this command, and it identified the 
> wl_apsta file but said
> in the end that "failed to create output directory: Permission denied".
Please use this command with 'sudo' ie, 'sudo b43-fwcutter -w 
/lib/firmware wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o' (Replace .o
filename appropriately). When it asks for password, give the 
admin/root/first-user password
>  
>
>     You can check output of command 'dmesg' after few minutes to check if
>     firmware got loaded. If it doesn't then restart the machine.
>
>
> I didn't wait much but running dmesg gave the info that "Firmware file 
> b43/ucode5.fw
> not found or load failed." It suggested that I use Version 4 from 
> http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
> Now I am looking at this section on the page, but I can't decide how 
> to move
> forward. There are so many versions of the same procedure. Can you help?
> Perhaps I just need the right firmware version. How do I identify and what
> is the command?
Please give the command as above, it should work.

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Parthan "technofreak"
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