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restricted-manager package

bcm 4306 can't install driver through restricted device manager

Bug #137182 reported by Arthur Smith on 2007-09-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #135000: unresponsive at broadcom firmware installation. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	restricted-manager (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I just installed Tribe 5. I have a Compaq Presario 2100 (2175US) which includes the Broadcom 4306 wifi network component. When I run Restricted Driver Manager, the firmware selection appears in the list for activation. When I first selected the Broadcom firmware, I kept getting the "Software Package Not Enabled" for bcm43xx-fwcutter. After checking the bug reports, I figured out I needed to reload my Package Manager. I got past that step, and then ran into the dialogue asking for the location of the firmware. The "browse" button does not open anything when selected. Typing in the name of a local file, such as "/home/art/desktop/wlapsta.o" and clicking on "Okay" does nothing (nothing happens... dialogue stays in place). Selecting to download from the internet appears to run the download, but then nothing further seems to happen to activate the firmware. I'm lost, slightly clueless, and I'd like to make this work using the components provided instead of trying to run manually with the "feisty" instructions.

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Nanley Chery (nanoman) wrote on 2007-09-04:

This bug is a duplicate of bug 135000. There currently is a "Fix In Progress". Thanks for reporting!

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Arthur Smith (arthurmsmith) wrote on 2007-09-04: RE: [Bug 137182] Re: bcm 4306 can't install driver through restricteddevice manager

Thank you! I appreciate the quick response! :)

Sincerely,

Art Smith

-----Original Message-----
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Nanley Chery
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Subject: [Bug 137182] Re: bcm 4306 can't install driver through
restricteddevice manager

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 135000 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135000

This bug is a duplicate of bug 135000. There currently is a "Fix In
Progress". Thanks for reporting!

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 135000
unresponsive at broadcom firmware installation

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