[ubuntu-uk] Install problems...

[James Morrissey]

This appears to be the problem, but i don't really know what to do with it:

http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/b43-dev/2012-March/002460.html

Can i edit the kernel command line with: b43.blacklist=yes ?

j


On 27 April 2012 09:45, James Morrissey <morrissey.james1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
>> Einstein said doing the same thing and expecting different results was a
>> sign of madness - but then he didn't like quantum mechanics and had no
>> experience of PCs!
>
> Ha, i prefer the mantra: 'Never underestimate the power of a reboot'.
>
>> I think there might be a wiki page with a list of boot options you can try
>> if your boot freezes, but I can't remember where it is. Try google with the
>> site: option?
>
> I think that i found the site that you mentioned, but it didn't seem
> to provide a complete solution. What it did do however was prompt me
> to set the boot option to 'nomodeset' (press F6 at install options
> screen), which gives me a readout of the error.
>
> So now the problem appears to be with the proprietary wireless driver
> as the error message reads as follows:
>
> [    48.753669] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
> [    48.753687] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
> [    48.753698] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and
> download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please
> carefully read all instructions on this site.
>
> This is the wireless driver which i have always installed using a
> wired connection once i've booted to the install. I am not sure either
> why this is proving a problem while trying to run a live session, nor
> what i am meant to do about it. Am i supposed to somehow get the
> wireless driver onto the live USB?
>
> On that note the website
> (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware),
> mentioned in the error, doesn't work. It seems that it should read:
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware.
>
> From the website i can't seem to work out what to do. When it says
> 'toggle line numbers', i am not sure of the file in which i am meant
> to be toggling them. I am also guessing, if its the case that I need
> to add a line saying: sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer, i
> need to be connected to the internet on a wired connection while i try
> and boot to the live USB (i have tried that already and it doesn't
> resolve the error).
>
> If anyone knows what i need to do that'd be great. Also if someone can
> tell me whether it is in fact a bug (both that this presents as a
> problem on the live usb and that the website address provided by the
> error seems to be incorrect) ,i'll file it as such.
>
> Thanks,
>
> j