bcm43xx_mac80211: YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO OLD.

[David G. Miller]

Patrick <fedora-list at puzzled.xs4all.nl> wrote:

> On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 06:27 -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
>   
>> > bcm43xx_mac80211: YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO OLD. Firmware from binary drivers
>> > older than version 4.x is unsupported. You must upgrade your firmware files
>> >  
>> >  Anyone know where to find new firmware for 64-bit?
>>     
>
> Have you looked at http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/
> Alternatively you can get tha latest winxp 64bit drivers, extract the
> proper files and try those.
>
> Regards,
> Patrick
Actually, the wireless 64-bit drivers aren't that common.  It's kind of 
like all of the laptop manufacturers decided to stay with 32-bit Windoze 
rather than try to support two architectures.  I think I finally found a 
fairly current version on the Acer support site in Germany.  Try doing a 
Google search for BCMWL564.SYS.  If you can't find it, drop an e-mail my 
way with a valid e-mail address for you and I'll send a copy of what I have.

Cheers,
Dave

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