Package Details: b43-firmware 6.30.163.46-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/b43-firmware.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: b43-firmware
Description: Firmware for Broadcom B43 wireless networking chips - latest release
Upstream URL: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Keywords: broadcom firmware wireless
Licenses: unknown
Conflicts: b43-firmware-classic
Submitter: Xavion
Maintainer: hayao
Last Packager: Xavion
Votes: 251
Popularity: 0.27
First Submitted: 2008-11-22 01:47 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2015-12-31 21:30 (UTC)

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<deleted-account> commented on 2015-04-13 21:46 (UTC)

Also I want tnothe that v6 improve my wireless reception compared to v5.

<deleted-account> commented on 2015-04-13 21:45 (UTC)

I thing v5 and v6 are differents, maybe is enought to split this in 2 packages (v5 and v6 containing only the new stuff) maybe b43-firmware and b43-firmware-classic?

ta33ers commented on 2015-04-06 23:13 (UTC)

I would also like add that I had to down grade this package, I have a BCM4311, if that is of any help. Download speed went from 11mbs to 0.1mbs, and upload speed never read. Thank you for maintaining this package.

Xavion commented on 2015-04-06 21:28 (UTC)

Okay, it's looking like v6.30 has a smaller device array than v5.100. The significantly smaller tarball size of the former gives support to this theory. When I return home to my Linux box in roughly a week, I'm thinking I should: switch the PKGBUILDs back the way they were; have the default one at least notify the user about v6.30.

Halcyon522 commented on 2015-04-06 15:42 (UTC)

I can confirm Wheelman's issue. Extremely low download speeds, constant dropping. Reverting to 5.100.138-2 solved it for me. Using Broadcom BCM4311.

cemsbr commented on 2015-04-05 05:04 (UTC)

I can finally use b43 now! Too many drops with version 5, but none with 6.30 so far. I'm using a MacBook Pro 8,1 (dual boot) with "03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02)".

Scimmia commented on 2015-04-04 05:23 (UTC)

Yes, Wheelman, we get it, you don't have to post 4 times

Wheelman commented on 2015-04-04 05:16 (UTC)

Upgrading to 6.30.163.46-1 caused my wireless card to drop the wifi connection constantly. Download speed dropped to 100 kbits/s. Downgrading back to 5.100.138-2 fixed it. Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 (rev 03) [14e4:4320]

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