| Casey Bralla on 10 Feb 2017 13:00:45 -0800 |
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| [PLUG] Monolithic Kernel with B43 Firmware |
I'm installing Gentoo with a monolithic kernel on an old Latitude D630 laptop. It's got a Broadcom B43 wireless chip and needs the B43 firmware. I've successfully extracted all the B43 firmware files to /lib/firmware/b43, but I'm amazed at the sheer number of files. There are 117 files! Do I really need all 117 files? Do I have to enter each of those into the kernel config file in CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE= I'll include a list of all the files below, but for starters, I'm building the kernel with just a few of the ucode files. (Why those? beats me! I'm just trying to get something working first while I try to understand all this stuff.) Here are all the firmware files extracted from the Broadcom source by the b43-fwcutter program: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 a0g0bsinitvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 a0g0bsinitvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Feb 10 15:46 a0g0initvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Feb 10 15:46 a0g0initvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1bsinitvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1bsinitvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1bsinitvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2126 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1initvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1initvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Feb 10 15:46 a0g1initvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0bsinitvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0bsinitvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0bsinitvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2126 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0initvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1836 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0initvals5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1992 Feb 10 15:46 b0g0initvals9.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 ht0bsinitvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 ht0bsinitvals29.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Feb 10 15:46 ht0initvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2720 Feb 10 15:46 ht0initvals29.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0bsinitvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0bsinitvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0bsinitvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0initvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0initvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Feb 10 15:46 lcn0initvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1bsinitvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1bsinitvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1bsinitvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1initvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1initvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Feb 10 15:46 lcn1initvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2bsinitvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2bsinitvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2bsinitvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2initvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2initvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Feb 10 15:46 lcn2initvals26.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lcn400bsinitvals33.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lcn400initvals33.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lp0bsinitvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp0bsinitvals14.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lp0bsinitvals15.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 lp0bsinitvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3664 Feb 10 15:46 lp0initvals13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp0initvals14.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2598 Feb 10 15:46 lp0initvals15.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Feb 10 15:46 lp0initvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp1bsinitvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp1bsinitvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp1initvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp1initvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp2bsinitvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 lp2initvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0absinitvals11.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals11.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals17.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n0bsinitvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2152 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals11.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2408 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals17.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2976 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals24.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2958 Feb 10 15:46 n0initvals25.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 n16bsinitvals30.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2634 Feb 10 15:46 n16initvals30.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n18bsinitvals32.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n18initvals32.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n1bsinitvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n1initvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n2bsinitvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 n2initvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1320 Feb 10 15:46 pcm5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn0bsinitvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2738 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn0initvals16.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn1bsinitvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn1bsinitvals27.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn1initvals20.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn1initvals27.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn2bsinitvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn2initvals19.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn3bsinitvals21.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2552 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn3initvals21.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn4bsinitvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Feb 10 15:46 sslpn4initvals22.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31176 Feb 10 15:46 ucode11.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28216 Feb 10 15:46 ucode13.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Feb 10 15:46 ucode14.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35512 Feb 10 15:46 ucode15.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33712 Feb 10 15:46 ucode16_lp.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39296 Feb 10 15:46 ucode16_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34448 Feb 10 15:46 ucode16_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28589 Feb 10 15:46 ucode16_sslpn_nobt.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36216 Feb 10 15:46 ucode17_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode19_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode19_sslpn_nobt.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode20_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode20_sslpn_nobt.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34735 Feb 10 15:46 ucode21_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28988 Feb 10 15:46 ucode21_sslpn_nobt.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Feb 10 15:46 ucode22_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode22_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35267 Feb 10 15:46 ucode24_lcn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39760 Feb 10 15:46 ucode24_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34847 Feb 10 15:46 ucode25_lcn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39128 Feb 10 15:46 ucode25_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39728 Feb 10 15:46 ucode26_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode27_sslpn.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39760 Feb 10 15:46 ucode29_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39632 Feb 10 15:46 ucode30_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 Feb 10 15:46 ucode32_mimo.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Feb 10 15:46 ucode33_lcn40.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21328 Feb 10 15:46 ucode5.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23256 Feb 10 15:46 ucode9.fw -- Casey Bralla Chief Nerd in Residence The NerdWorld Organisation www.NerdWorld.org 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