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Old 06-24-2007, 11:44 PM   #1
fyr3
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slackintosh help?? airport extreme probs


Hey all when i try and run the
Code:
bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /tmp/AppleAirPort2
i get a
Code:
Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported b bcm43xx-fwcutter.
I canat find the MD5sum etc etc..
Im using the airport driver from my previous osx install. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.
 
Old 06-25-2007, 06:35 PM   #2
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Extract the firmware using bcm43xx-cutter from this file instead (as recommended by the bcm43xx developers) wl_apsta.o

(The bcm43xx firmware is not device, OS or architecture dependent, so it doesn't matter where you extract it from, as long as that particular firmware version is supported).
 
Old 06-26-2007, 08:01 AM   #3
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awesome!!!! that works perfectly!! Thanks.
 
  


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