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Thread: Help, when installing "missing firmware b43/ucode5.fw"

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    Help, when installing "missing firmware b43/ucode5.fw"

    Kali Linux 1 - amd64

    Device: 02:00.0
    Class: Network controller
    Vendor: Broadcom Corporation
    Device: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
    SVendor: Hewlett-Packard Company
    SDevice: Device 1508
    Rev: 01
    Driver: b43-pci-bridge

    Device: 03:00.0
    Class: Ethernet controller
    Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Device: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
    SVendor: Hewlett-Packard Company
    SDevice: Device 30f7
    Rev: 02
    Driver: r8169

    when installing, the step of checking network hardware : missing firmware "b43/ucode5.fw"
    i don't remember exactly but it say i have to load the b43/ucode5.fw and then copy it into removeable media and plug in

    because i don't have that file so i choose "No" and skip to the next installation
    what i have to do?

    sorry for bad english

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    I don't know if the 1.03 version of the i386 ISO contains the bug fix, but I noticed that the missing firmware problem did not go away when Installing directly from the boot menu by choosing Graphic Install. However, if I booted into the Live ISO and chose to install from the Applications Menu, i was able to install and use the broadcom wlan interface.

    This same behavior was also obseved in a standard i386 ISO built with live-build.

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    Hi azbt5,

    A friend of mine had the same problem.
    All I did was extracting the b43 package into another USB drive and run a fresh installation.
    You will get the error, but it will ask you if it should search for the missing files on another drive. Click "Yes" and it will be recognized/installed.
    Google-Fu will help you finding the b43 package.
    Regards.

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    Hello!
    There is a problem with the installation Kali Linux 1.0.5 32-Bit in graphical mode on an old laptop - does not find a driver for bcm4318 (b43/ucode5.fw b43-open/ucode5.fw).
    Eth-network adapter on the laptop is out of order. Show you how to make it work Wi-Fi adapter?

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