abuild broadcom wireless driver
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- 1 year 4 months ago
- 2016-11-08
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.
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
Found b43-firmware- ....apk
apk add b43-firmware- ....apk
fwcutter
fwcutter not found.
It is b43-fwcutter
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
You need install it: apk add b43-fwcutter
Ok Thanks!.
Now what file do I use with fwcutter?
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.