BCM43XX Linux Driver Project ============================ About this software ------------------- http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 b43-fwcutter is a tool to extract firmware from binary Broadcom 43xx driver files. Usage ----- b43-fwcutter FILE extracts the firmware from a source FILE to the current directory, creating a directory "b43" or "b43legacy" with files in it. b43-fwcutter -i FILE identify the driver file; print information but don't extract. b43-fwcutter -w /tmp FILE extract and write firmware to /tmp. b43-fwcutter -l prints a list of supported driver source files. After extraction, copy the "b43" or "b43legacy" directory to your firmware directory (usually /lib/firmware or similar, see below). Alternatively you can use the -w option to b43-fwcutter. Different distributions use different directories to load firmware from. If the driver complains about missing firmware files look for the correct directory. For some distributions you have to use /lib/hotplug/firmware or /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware but other directories are also possible. Because firmware file are stored in big endian, extraction doesn't depend on the system you're using. You can use extracted firmware from any driver on any system and also copy the extracted files to any other system (e.g. if extraction on the target system isn't feasible.) Where can I find some driver source files? ------------------------------------------ Please check the references at http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/bcm43xx#devicefirmware It is recommended that you extract firmware for both b43 and b43legacy in order to support both types of cards on your system.
