On Sun, 31 Dec, 2023 10:33:02 +0100 Michael Büsch <m@xxxxxxx> wrote: > [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]] > On Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:02:32 +0000 > Rahul Rameshbabu <sergeantsagara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Unfortunately, it is very difficult to get the parameters for fwcutter from an >> > x86 binary. Some of the other architectures are easier. >> >> Just tried this with the x86 binary just because and ran into extraction >> issues as expected. I could not find other architecture options from >> Broadcom's download page, but I may not have been looking well enough... >> >> ❯ b43-fwcutter ./wlc_hybrid.o_shipped >> Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by b43-fwcutter. >> This file has an unknown MD5sum 6889dbd24abf8006de5cc6eddd138518. > > b43-fwcutter works only on known files. It has a table of hashes of these files. > > But there is a script that can be used to create a hash table entry for a .o file: > https://bues.ch/cgit/b43-tools.git/plain/fwcutter/mklist.py > > This probably doesn't work on x86 binaries, though. > But maybe by reading the script you can get an idea how this works. Thanks for the pointer. I will take a look and follow up with you and Larry with the b43-dev mailing list CCed. If we can get QoS working on bcm4331, then I can send a revert for the disablement patch. -- Thanks, Rahul Rameshbabu
