> - use a USB wireless dongle instead of your integrated wireless card. OK, I will try that and I will let you know how it went
I have no other option, so I will have to offer myself as some sort of guinea pig and waste time/effort exploring such territories Thank you very much, lbrtchx > > So it seems the appropriate firmware is ucode11.fw and it cannot be loaded > albeit being in /lib/firmware/b43. > > I suppose the main problem is that you use a live medium and for whatever > reason this prevents loading the firmware. I do not know if it is due to a > different filesystem (squashfs?), permissions on the /lib/firmware/b43 > directory, or the system expecting the firmwares in a different directory on > a live system, or... etc... > > I am afraid I do not have the necessary knowledge to further help you. > What I can symply suggest is either: > - use a USB wireless dongle instead of your integrated wireless card. If you > use an unofficial Debian Live medium including firmwares, your USB wireless > dongle will be recognized straight away, given there is a driver in the > Linux kernel. > - delve into the docs of the Debian Live universe ( > https://live-team.pages.debian.net/live-manual/ ) and create a tailored > Debian Live medium for your needs, including the firmware for your Broadcom > wireless card > > I fear there is no easier way because all Linux based systems will have by > default the same lack of firmwares due to Broadcom policy and I do not think > you will find a *BSD based live medium able to deal with your integrated > wireless card (I may be wrong) > >
