From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 30 18:26:50 2016 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Apr 2016 22:26:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58710 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awdLe-0000Kw-HE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:26:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56379) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awc7E-0001bU-Hg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awc6z-0006Th-J3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:43 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,T_DKIM_INVALID, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:47980) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awc6y-0006T4-DF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:37 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47240) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awc6m-0001V6-J8 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awc6Y-0006Q0-P0 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:16 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:58555) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awc6X-0006On-HT for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:07:10 -0400 Received: from piha.riseup.net (unknown [10.0.1.163]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7FC2F1A05C5 for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:06:59 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1462050419; bh=OvoCx44J92hanTQWez+XqaVxcwFU2z2IxW26vpb5wNg=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Reply-To:From; b=al6FX9U43qyzf0z86TUHhMTm9Ke5IV759yOYn4q4vyXzVhDLn6amXyjR5048UEEjB pvs7+DnJ732sOp7gxhys6VwlLrAe3V2bX6KAnPEwh3g54w2cBkEy4MriciLElH3x+k K8z9bIeBUmtMDPeKdEdPyUG63KPLFte48nzVnVCw= Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (Authenticated sender: quiliro) with ESMTPSA id 40AFD1C0033 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:06:58 -0500 From: Quilro Ordonez To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: unable to load free firmware Mail-Reply-To: quiliro@fsfla.org Message-ID: <8c7981c22c93720a9dbd5f63c279c44b@riseup.net> X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.99 at mx1.riseup.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:26:48 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: quiliro@fsfla.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) Hello mashi (Mashi is the kichwa word for friend, partner, associate, camerade. Kichwa is the language spoken in the Andes mountain region along all the West of South America). I am trying to lo use Broadcom wireless device on GuixSD. It is confirmed to work with free drivers and free firmware. It works correctly in Trisquel too. dmesg gives the following messages. I have included only the relevant parts: [ 20.400251] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) [ 20.432041] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 4, Type 2 (G), Revision 8 [ 20.432058] b43-phy0: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, ID 0x2050, Revision 2, Version 0 [ 20.444116] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PNL ] [ 20.444306] ssb0:0: Missing Free firmware (non-Free firmware loading is disabled) [ 20.444308] Unable to load firmware [ 20.591119] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2 [ 20.591135] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for b43-open/ucode5.fw failed with error -2 [ 20.591154] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for b43-open/ucode5.fw failed with error -2 [ 20.591158] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found [ 21.313688] b43-phy0 ERROR: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ 'lspci -vmmnn -d 14e4:' shows: Slot: 03:00.0 Class: Network controller [0280] Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4] Device: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [4311] SVendor: Hewlett-Packard Company [103c] SDevice: BCM4311 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [1363] Rev: 01 'lspci -nn -d 14e4:' shows 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01) h-node.com establishes rev 01 of this card works with free software in https://h-node.org/wifi/view/en/2/Broadcom-Corporation-BCM4311-802-11b-g-WLAN--rev-02- Please suggest what I should try. Thank you very much. Quiliro