Author Topic: [solved] networkboot fails "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw"  (Read 2986 times)

chb

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[solved] networkboot fails "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw"
« on: November 12, 2007, 08:44:57 pm »
Hi all

while booting my laptop (MD) via network i get the following error:

Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw" not available or load failed.

this just after the MD monitoring service mdadm had been startet.

this are the last entries of syslog on the core:
Nov 12 20:12:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[20925]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/DiskSpaceMonitor.sh)
Nov 12 20:13:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[21682]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/LMCEUpdate_DownloadXml.sh)
Nov 12 20:14:03 dcerouter atftpd[18381]: atftpd terminating after 300 seconds
Nov 12 20:14:03 dcerouter atftpd[18381]: Main thread exiting
Nov 12 20:15:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[23338]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/DiskSpaceMonitor.sh)
Nov 12 20:17:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[24963]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 12 20:18:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[25830]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/DiskSpaceMonitor.sh)
Nov 12 20:20:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[27426]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/StorageDevices_Radar.sh)
Nov 12 20:21:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[28163]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/DiskSpaceMonitor.sh)
Nov 12 20:24:01 dcerouter /USR/SBIN/CRON[30620]: (root) CMD (/usr/pluto/bin/DiskSpaceMonitor.sh)


i asume this is the driver for my networkcard (bcm4306).

any ideas or tips where to start?

thanks
chris
« Last Edit: November 13, 2007, 01:18:49 pm by chb »

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Re: networkboot fails "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw"
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 12:16:58 am »
that wireless network card is a bitch to get going. if you go to the Ubuntu forums they have a fix which I assume will work for linuxmce.

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Re: networkboot fails "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw"
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 01:18:12 pm »
Thanks for the hint. Of course... I had to do the same thing when I installed kubuntu on my laptop. sometimes ...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Feisty_No-Fluff

thank you very much
chris