abuild broadcom wireless driver

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#1 Tue, 2016-11-08 19:36
5k3105
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Hi -

I am following the wireless network config wiki:
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Connecting_to_a_wireless_access_point

I believe my network card is the unsupported broadcom one. So I am following directions at the bottom of the page:

-- Note: BROADCOM WIFI CHIPSET USERS will need to compile the firmware manually for their chipset. First, apk add alpine-sdk, then git clone aports from git.alpinelinux.org, switch to the aports/non-free/b43-firmware folder, then run abuild -r. Install the generated apk file. Run fwcutter, and you should be good to go.

At the end (after following directions from abuild setup here):
http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Creating_an_Alpine_package

I am trying to install the apk package in the directory. Since the only file left in the folder is called APKBUILD, I am attempting:

sudo apk add APKBUILD

and I get:

ERROR: unsatisfiable constraints
APKBUILD (missing)

Thanks.

Tue, 2016-11-08 20:49
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By default packages built with abuild are stored in $HOME/packages/.

File should be a .apk file. Something like b43-firmware-4.150.10.5-r0.apk

Tue, 2016-11-08 21:51
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Found b43-firmware- ....apk

apk add b43-firmware- ....apk

fwcutter

fwcutter not found.

Wed, 2016-11-09 00:19 (Reply to #3)
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It is b43-fwcutter

Wed, 2016-11-09 00:48
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Hi, thanks for help.

I cannot locate any file with that name. It is not in /bin.

Do you know where it would be located?

Thanks

Wed, 2016-11-09 01:05 (Reply to #5)
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You need install it: apk add b43-fwcutter

Wed, 2016-11-09 17:47
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Ok Thanks!.

Now what file do I use with fwcutter?

Thu, 2016-11-10 01:32 (Reply to #7)
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Now I am looking at the b43-firmware APKBUILD and it runs b43-fwcutter for you.
So just doing apk add b43-firmware-4.150.10.5-r0.apk should work.

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