Hi, Quilro Ordonez skribis: > El 2016-05-05 03:42, Alex Kost escribió: [...] >> Here is an excerpt of Ludo's message. Please report after doing these >> steps. >> >> Ludovic Courtès (2016-05-03 11:01 +0300) wrote: >> >>> Quilíro: firmware files are searched for in the directory specified in >>> the /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path pseudo-file (see the >>> (gnu >>> build activation) module.) >>> >>> Could you try, as root, something like (use the right package and >>> module >>> name below): >>> >>> echo -n $(guix build b43-firmware-whatever)/lib/firmware \ >>> > /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path >>> insmod b43-module-whatever-its-called >>> dmesg | tail >>> >>> … and report back? > > Here it is: > > $ sudo bash > # export GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH=/home/quiliro/guix/packages > # echo -n $(guix build openfwwf-firmware) > > /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path > substitute: updating list of substitutes from > 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% > substitute: updating list of substitutes from > 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% > substitute: updating list of substitutes from > 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% > substitute: updating list of substitutes from > 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% > # cat /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2 > # insmod b43-open > insmod: ERROR: could not load module b43-open: No such file or directory I had to double-check the module name, and it’s in fact called “b43”: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ find $LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY -name b43\*ko /run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules/4.5.2-gnu/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/b43.ko /run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules/4.5.2-gnu/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Furthermore, you’ll need to use ’modprobe’ rather than ‘insmod’ (sorry about that!). > # find $(guix build openfwwf-firmware) > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2 > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2/b43-open > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2/b43-open/b0g0initvals5.fw > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2/b43-open/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw > /gnu/store/xcxhd2r2h3iz0721vn6c5wfqkd0r4xc0-openfwwf-firmware-5.2/b43-open/ucode5.fw Oh so this lacks “lib/firmware” (eventually we should fix this openfwwf-firmware package to have the .fw files under lib/firmware; Eric? :-)). So, to recap, you should try (again as root): echo -n $(guix build openfwwf-firmware)/b43-open \ > /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path modprobe b43 dmesg | tail Could you try and report back? Thanks for your patience! Ludo’.