Questions tagged [firmware]
Firmware is a type of software that is required to operate a hardware product on the lowest level. Relevant examples include BIOS and firmware blobs for devices such as wireless cards.
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Need to install ethernet firmware for Dell PowerEdge 2650 integrated BCM5703 NIC
I have a Dell Poweredge 2650 and I'm trying to install the ethernet firmware/driver. I found this page but I can't figure out how to install it. Their isn't a loader.conf and I would like to avoid ...
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How do I install missing firmware?
I recently let a friend borrow my HP Mini and he put Ubuntu 12.04 on it.
I don't know what Ubuntu is and I have no clue how to use it. When I try to connect to wifi it says wireless networks device ...
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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 tuner firmware to work in 12.04 Mythubuntu?
I have a HTPC running 10.10 and am trying to get the firmware. I have tried the downloads from www.kernellabs.com and instructions from http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200 for ...
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Need firmware for my Broadcom 43xx wireless adapter [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you get the Broadcom BCM4306 wireless card working?
Firmware missing for Broadcom 802.11b/g Adapter?
Where do I get a wireless firmware (bcm43xx_microcode*.fm) for my ...
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B43 Device Firmware Error - 12.04 Installation
Trying to install Ubuntu and I get this error. Really have no idea what to do. I tried to go the website it listed but I couldn't find anything close to what I have in this system. I'm guessing I ...
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How to update Firmware for different Hardware
Today I bought a webcam that is actually the first I know that has a firmware update (Did not even know that was possible/needed for a webcam). It got me thinking on how, for example I can update my ...
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is there any ubuntu-program that you can use as mp3-player-firmware? [closed]
I would like to format my mp3-player (Philips GoGear 2120) with ext3 and to use a linux player on it. Does anybody know if this is possible? Thanks for your comments!
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Loading latest firmware iwlwifi-6000
I just installed 11.10 on Dell XPS 15z.
Somebody know why kernel does not load the latest firmware for wifi Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230.
$ modinfo iwlagn |grep iwlwifi-6000
firmware: ...
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Fry's FR-300 USB Wlan Driver
I have been searching all over the internet but I can't find any clues to where I could find a Fry's FR-300 USB Driver. (If it exists)
When I run lsusb The vendor and product # is 07d1:3304.
I can't ...
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Wireless firmware is missing
I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 on my hp Pavilion dv5000.
It doesn't seen to recognise the wireless network and it says Wireless Networks device not ready (firmware missing).
Is there some kind of ...
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BCM4306, b43 legacy driver installed, but "firmware missing" error
I have the following wireless hardware on a Compaq evo N600c laptop running lubuntu latest.
ciaran@compaq:~$ lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 ...
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How can I link some device (given by its device ID) with an specific firmware? [closed]
Imagine I have a new device which it's not working on Linux. I get its device ID with lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID1164:7efdYUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd
Imagine I know that this device will ...
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Wireless firmware missing!
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on the Win 7 machine for the first time. I'm unaware of any commands.
I'm unable to connect the Internet using my laptop. I haven't tried using the wired connection.
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Is there a way of including firmware on a USB installation media
About a month ago I had a problem after installing ubuntu which resulted in my Wireless card not working because I didn't have the required firmware on my installation media (USB), if I hadn't had a ...
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Firmware missing for Broadcom 802.11b/g Adapter? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you get the Broadcom BCM4306 wireless card working?
I have a HP Pavilion zx5280us laptop (it says HP Pavilion zx5000 on the physical laptop but it's really an HP ...
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fwupd to update OCZ RevoDrive firmware gets a 'Permission denied' error
Try as I might I just don't get it working http://www.ocztechnology.com/ssd_tools/OCZ_RevoDrive_and_RevoDrive_X2/.
There's another thread here with an similar issue here: Command is giving me "...
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Missing firmware on a Broadcom BCM4322 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get a Broadcom BCM43XX working?
I'm a new ubuntu user(11.10). I don't know how to connect wireless network. Could you possibly help me?
Network 02:00.0 Network ...
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Firmware missing .can't connect to the internet ? please help
am using a macbook air (late 2008) dual-booted mac osx and ubuntu 11.10
i cant connect to the internet as it says firmware missing
i did the "dmesg | grep -i firm" command and this was the result :-
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Tools to flash the firmware from terminal/gui
What tools can I find in Ubuntu to flash the firmware of the motherboard or any other hardware from terminal or gui. Specially for those formats that ask for a 3.5 disk (In this time of age??) or ...
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How to install missing firmware for an Creative Labs Audigy2 soundcard?
I have an E-MU 1616m PCI Soundcard and recently made the switch from Windows to Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty). From a fresh install, everything works good except for a small error when I boot up that says it ...
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How to do firmware updates/upgrades to a Blackberry
I have several clients/friends that have Blackberry and wish to update their phone but without installing Windows. Any windows. Just doing it from Ubuntu. How can this be done. The update the mention ...
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How do I install update the BIOS of my Acer Aspire 4820TG laptop?
The BIOS update for the Acer Aspire 4820TG is distributed as a zip file, containing a Windows executable and a DOS executable.
How do I get this installed under Ubuntu without resorting to installing ...
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Enable wifi on my computer - firmware missing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I setup my ubuntu on a WiFi network?
I am attempting to set up a wireless network on 11.04, freshly download today. The router is on and working. However, I do not have ...
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Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169 with 2.6.39 kernel
I've been getting an issue since upgrading to 2.6.39 in Natty from the Kernel-PPA repository.
When I do a sudo update-initramfs -u I get the following error message.
update-initramfs: Generating /...
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How do I update the firmware on an Intel X25M?
As I mentioned earlier, I have installed ubuntu on X25M 80 GB SSD and ubuntu is the only OS on my laptop. How do i check and update the SSD firmware? on intel's site, everything is for windows :(
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Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module r8169 with 2.6.38 kernel
I notice when I do:
sudo update-initramfs -u
With the latest kernel release (2.6.38) I get the following warning messages:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-3-generic-pae
W: ...
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How can I configure the embedded wireless card in a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 to work? [closed]
I'm struggling to get the embedded wireless card in this laptop to work. In 7.10 (gutsy) it worked fine. Now I'm trying to get 10.10 (maverick) working on it, and am using the Lubuntu flavour due to ...
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How do I install a cx8800 TV tuner's firmware?
The cx8800 TV tuner is supported in the kernel but when computer starts it says that firmware is not found. There is an unofficial firmware that can be downloaded and copied into /lib/firmware to make ...
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How do I install Inventel UR056g usb wifi?
I am am using a Inventel UR054g (R01) usb wireless adaptor on my desktop. I had quite trouble setting it up but after installing ndiswrapper and prism2 drivers I got it up and running.
However, I ...
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iPod Touch firmware downgrade
Is it possible to downgrade my iPod touch firmware (from 4.2 to 4.0) from Ubuntu?
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Firmware update for iPod Touch (iPhone)?
I need to update firmware of my iPod Touch (iPhone) in Ubuntu and as I have jailbroken iPod Touch I need iTunes to install apps, but unfortunately haven't found any ways to do that in Ubuntu yet. I ...
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