[Bugs] #835 UNSP: Soas-20090503 with helper cd, no wireless on Macbook

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#835: Soas-20090503 with helper cd, no wireless on Macbook
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    Reporter:  daveb                      |          Owner:  tomeu                      
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  sugar                      |        Version:  0.84.x                     
    Severity:  Unspecified                |     Resolution:                             
    Keywords:                             |   Distribution:  SoaS                       
Status_field:  Unconfirmed                |  
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Comment(by bernie):

 The bcm43xx chipset is supported by the Linux kernel shipped with Fedora,
 but the firmware is not redistributable, therefore it is not included in
 the distribution.

 To install it, do the following (untested):

 {{{
  sudo -i # or su -
  yum install b43-fwcutter
  wget http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
  tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
  b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware broadcom-
 wl-4.150.10.5/driver/wl_apsta_mimo.o
 }}}

 The procedure is explained in full detail here:
   http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

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