Ubuntu
b43-fwcutter package

  1. Bug #197819
  2. Comment #58

Comment 58 for bug 197819

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Heiko (h-e-noordhof) wrote : Re: [Bug 197819] Re: [Hardy]b43-fwcutter install script fails to fetch firmware in first run

Luke Hoersten wrote:
> Apr 28 09:18:21 mcclaike-laptop firmware_helper[7590]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/b43legacy/ucode4.fw' for device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0/ssb0:0/firmware/ssb0:0' with driver '(unknown)'
> Apr 28 09:18:21 mcclaike-laptop kernel: [ 1812.558893] b43legacy-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43legacy/ucode4.fw" not found or load failed.
> Apr 28 09:18:21 mcclaike-laptop kernel: [ 1812.558903] b43legacy-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 3).
> Apr 28 09:18:23 mcclaike-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_device_802_11_wireless_scan(): (eth1): could not trigger wireless scan: Network is down
>
> My friend is having this same problem even after updating today. She
> doesn't know how to use the advanced package manager and she's hours
> away so I can't help her with it. Will this just be fixed automatically
> at any point? Otherwise, I'm going to need a super easy fix to tell her
> over the phone.
>
> ** Attachment added: "syslog"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14005480/syslog
>
>
 This worked for me:

1) sudo apt-get --purge remove b43-fwcutter
2) reboot
3) sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter (confirm firmware download)
4) reboot

I am not sure the reboots are necessary. I did them just to be on the
safe side. Wifi works after this.

Heiko