I mean, the correct files to populate /lib/firmware(as I assume that's what you mean). I don't see it, or the instructions, on http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ On 6/1/07, John H. <mistamaila@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response. I have a dell e1505. Do I need an updated fwcutter as well? What is the actual driver I need? The device is broadcom 1390? On 6/1/07, Larry Finger <larry.finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John H. wrote: > > bcm43xx mac80211: > > YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO OLD. Firmware from binary drivers older than > > version 4.x is unsupported. You must upgrade your firmware files. > > > > I get that now with f7 and 2.6.21 and didn't with fc6 2.6.20. > > > > However, I read that the error is not what it sounds like. What is > > the solution? > > The error is _EXACTLY_ what it sounds like. With fc6, you were using bcm43xx-softmac, which uses V3 > firmware. With fc7, you switched to bcm43xx-mac80211, which needs V4 firmware - just what the error > message said. The solution is to download a V4 driver and create the appropriate firmware. > > Larry >
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