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Using the b43-fwcutter tool to install Broadcom firmware in Fedora.
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The b43 and b43legacy drivers included in the Fedora kernel require
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firmware images to load onto a Broadcom wireless device in order to
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make it function. These firmware images can be extracted from any
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of a number of driver binaries released for OSX, Windows, or Linux.
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The following URL (taken from the README file) points to sources of
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firmware images which are known to work with these drivers:
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http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
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Pleae note that the b43legacy driver requires "version 3" firmware,
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while the b43 driver requires "version 4" firmware.
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Once you have obtained the source of the appropriate firmware,
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run the command below as root. Be sure to replace '<DRIVERFILE>'
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with the actual name of the source file (e.g. wl_apsta.o):
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b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware <DRIVERFILE>
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The command above will extract the firmware to the appropriate location
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for loading by the driver as necessary.
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