Source: linux Version: 6.1.0-30-amd64 Severity: minor Dear Maintainer,
I am reporting a documentation bug in the b43 wireless driver. When the firmware required for a Broadcom 43xx wireless device is missing, the driver outputs the following error message in the kernel log: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/ Drivers/b43#devicefirmware[1] and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website. However, that URL is outdated and currently returns a 404 error. The correct URL is now: https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html[2] Steps to reproduce: 1. Don't install the required driver with b43-fwcutter or otherwise 2. Observe the error message in the kernel log (e.g. journalctl -b | grep b43), which displays the outdated URL. Expected behavior: The error message should display the updated URL so users read the instructions to install the firmware. Actual behavior: The error message shows an outdated URL (https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/ en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware) which leads to a 404 error, causing confusion for users trying to resolve the firmware issue. -- System Information: Debian Release: 12.9 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-30-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_AU:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Regards, Bernard Davis -------- [1] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware [2] https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html
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