B43/ucode5.fw B43-open/ucode5.fw
I'm trying to install Lubuntu 12.04 LTS on my iBook G4 as the OS X 10.4.11 really isn't all that great. I originally tried to use the minimal CD, but that failed as you can see by my question here:. I think that issue may be caused by this same issue, as there I believe there is no actual internet connection. So, I decided to try the full 12.04 CD, but I am now getting an error during the boot.stuff here (logo and other boot messages - all unrelated).starting configure network device 110.081458 b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file 'b43/ucode5.fw' not found 110.081669 b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file 'b43-open/ucode5.fw' not found 110.081870 b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to and download the correct firmware for driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on the website. This is most perturbing.
B43/ucode5.fw B43-open/ucode5.fw
Heroes by marc bonilla and font 48. This says that 10.04 works fine, but since 10.04 is EOL, I don't want to install it. This suggests using the LiveCD with b43-fwcutter driver and trying to push ESC during the boot to see any errors.
Also, would pushing Shift during the boot help any? I probably will have to blacklist the b43 driver, but I'm not sure how.
There is a bug regarding this here: and the suggested solution is blacklisting the driver in the kernel param string, but again, I have no clue how to change the param string. I'm going to research blacklisting a little more, but since I am using the CD, I can't download/install drivers, like I could on USB (my iBook refuses to boot USB, even with Open Firmware hacking.) EDIT: I have looked around for blacklisting This blog post: is exactly my issue, but I never get a Install/Disk Options screen. Would holding Shift during the boot allow me to get to this? I have to hold C and then enter live to start the LiveCD and then I would hold Shift. How do I fix this issue?
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The system is a July 2005 iBook G4 1.33GHz PPC/512MB RAM/40GB HDD/unsure what graphics card/and as can be seen from this issue probably a Broadcom B43 internet chip thingy. Installation Instructions for Broadcom network devices First you will have to identify your chip ID as each one is supported by more than one driver/module. Run this command to know your network chip details ('14e4' to find only broadcom devices) lspci -vvnn grep 14e4 It will display something like this: 03:00.0 Network controller 0280: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller 14e4:432b (rev 01) Now here, The Chip ID is BCM4322 The PCI-ID is 14e4:432b Your chip id will be different. Now when you know your chip-id, find the driver supporting your network chip from this official ubuntu page: The page has installation instructions for each driver as well. Don't forget to reboot your system after driver inslalation. Hope it helps.
B43 Firmware
Well-defined boundaries between firmware and software do not exist, as both terms cover some of the same code. B43/ucode5.fw b43/ucode9.fw: b43legacy.ko. May 22, 2015 b43-open/ucode5.fw If you have such media available now insert it now and continue. I dont know why it says the same.