[Wishlist] Have Jockey display a popup with info on firmware installation
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jockey (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Kubuntu Hardy KDE4
For wireless cards that need proprietary firmware, Jockey, the new, improved version of the Restricted Drivers Manager, will install the (open source) driver, display a pop-up that proprietary firmware will be needed and (at least for Broadcom cards) download b43-fw-cutter. Then the user is on his own to find out what to do next.
On a terminal one can regularly see the message appear that the firmware for the card is missing and that one should go to www.linuxwirele
So this is what jockey should do:
1) Display message that propriatary firmware is needed. - DONE
2) Download fw-cutter- -DONE
3) Display message where firmware can be downloaded and instructions on what to do afterwards. - TODO
I think it should rather download and install the firmware properly so that you don't have to do anything manually. This sounds like a duplicate of bug 197819?