brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw not installing
Hello all. I am so new to Linux that I haven't even completed my install. I am trying to install onto an HP Mini 210-1000. It has an Atom CPU N450 @1.66 GHz, 1GB RAM, and a 32-bit Windows 7 OS. For a network adapter it lists a broadcom 43225 802.11b/g/n. It also lists right under that Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter and TeamViewer VPN Adapter. I have a Linux OS on a USB drive and have tried to install it. When I attempt to install, it starts out fine and then stops during the detect network hardware phase with a prompt that some of my hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate and that I can load them from removable media. The missing files are: brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw. It states if I have them to insert the media and continue. Apparently this is not an uncommon problem as I have found many references to it and I found the file from git-hub. However, when I insert the USB travel drive and click the continue option, it simply brings me back to the same screen. Again, this doesn't seem to be a first. What I have not been able to find, however, is directions to follow for someone who still has their Windows 7 OS installed. I did not go forward with the install and decided to seek help first, thinking it may be more simple (for a non-Linux user) to address this issue through Windows, before changing over to Linux. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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broadcom 43225 802.11b/g/n.
key word that is not freeware drivers try skipping your network part and see if it will continue to install, then deal with your drivers for your wifi after install. |
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cp name-of-firmware-file /lib/firmware/ Code:
cp name-of-firmware-file /lib/firmware/brcm/ |
You probably need the b43-fwcutter package and the firmware file for your chipset to install the firmware. On my older dell, the newer b43-fwcutter dropped the --unsupported option for the firmware that I need, so debian wheezy if I need that to work for me. Although plenty of backups from previously using that for that for me.
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