Hello,
Please explain the role played by the material in each of the following three rpms found on rpmfusion:
1) broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
Common files for Broadcom 802.11 STA driver
This package contains the license, readme and configuration files for the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA Driver for WiFi, a linux device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware.
2) kmod-wl-2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
wl kernel module(s) for 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64
This package provides the wl kernel modules built for the Linux kernel 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64 for the x86_64 family of processors.
3) kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
Metapackage which tracks in wl kernel module for newest kernel
This is a meta-package without payload which sole purpose is to require the wl kernel module(s) for the newest kernel. to make sure you get it together with a new kernel.
The reference URL provided for all three packages is the same, viz., http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
(Note that the material on the reference URL is newer than any of the three rpms; but what I am trying to understand in this thread is the role played by the stuff in each of the 3 rpms.)
Thanks,
--Suresh
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:29:02 -0800 "Suresh Govindachar" sgovindachar@yahoo.com wrote:
Hello,
Please explain the role played by the material in each of the following three rpms found on rpmfusion:
You describe the role under each one? How can we expand on it? :)
The common subpackage has the docs and such. The versioned kmod is one for a specific kernel, and the generic kmod-wl subpackage is to allow you to pull in the latest specific kmod version. ;)
kevin
Kevin Fenzi wrote:
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:29:02 -0800 "Suresh Govindachar" wrote:
Please explain the role played by the material in each of the following three rpms found on rpmfusion:
I was able to look inside two of the three rpms -- although commands like rpm2cpio foo.rmp | cpio -idmv failed to extract the following rpms either rhel5 or fc5, they could be extracted using 7zip on Win XP!
broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
Common files for Broadcom 802.11 STA driver
This package contains the license, readme and configuration files for the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA Driver for WiFi, a linux device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware.
Contains: /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf /usr/share/doc/broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36/LICENSE.txt /usr/share/doc/broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36/README.txt
cat of broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf # modules blacklisted for broadcom-wl blacklist bcm43xx blacklist ssb blacklist b43 blacklist ndiswrapper
kmod-wl-2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
wl kernel module(s) for 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64
This package provides the wl kernel modules built for the Linux kernel 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64 for the x86_64 family of processors.
Contains: /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64/extra/wl/wl.ko
kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
Metapackage which tracks in wl kernel module for newest kernel
This is a meta-package without payload which sole purpose is to require the wl kernel module(s) for the newest kernel. to make sure you get it together with a new kernel.
The cpio file in the rpm (viz., kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.cpio) could not be read! I suppose that is what the rpm's author means by "package without payload".
The reference URL provided for all three packages is the same, viz., http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
(Note that the material on the reference URL is newer than any of the three rpms; but what I am trying to understand in this thread is the role played by the stuff in each of the 3 rpms.)
You describe the role under each one? How can we expand on it? :)
I copied the descriptions from rpmfusion; I had to extract the rpms to understand what they were about!
The common subpackage has the docs and such. The versioned kmod is one for a specific kernel, and the generic kmod-wl subpackage is to allow you to pull in the latest specific kmod version. ;)
I still don't understand how kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm helps achieve what it is supposed to help achieve.
--Suresh
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:30:20 -0800 "Suresh Govindachar" sgovindachar@yahoo.com wrote:
Kevin Fenzi wrote:
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:29:02 -0800 "Suresh Govindachar" wrote:
Please explain the role played by the material in each of the following three rpms found on rpmfusion:
I was able to look inside two of the three rpms -- although commands like rpm2cpio foo.rmp | cpio -idmv failed to extract the following rpms either rhel5 or fc5, they could be extracted using 7zip on Win XP!
Yes, the rpm format has changed since rhel5/fc5. You will need a more modern fedora to extract things.
broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
Common files for Broadcom 802.11 STA driver
This package contains the license, readme and configuration files for the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA Driver for WiFi, a linux device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware.
Contains: /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf /usr/share/doc/broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36/LICENSE.txt /usr/share/doc/broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36/README.txt
cat of broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf # modules blacklisted for broadcom-wl blacklist bcm43xx blacklist ssb blacklist b43 blacklist ndiswrapper
kmod-wl-2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
wl kernel module(s) for 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64
This package provides the wl kernel modules built for the Linux kernel 2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64 for the x86_64 family of processors.
Contains: /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64/extra/wl/wl.ko
kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm
Metapackage which tracks in wl kernel module for newest kernel
This is a meta-package without payload which sole purpose is to require the wl kernel module(s) for the newest kernel. to make sure you get it together with a new kernel.
The cpio file in the rpm (viz., kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.cpio) could not be read! I suppose that is what the rpm's author means by "package without payload".
Yes, it's an empty package that simply requires the right kmod for your currently running kernel.
I copied the descriptions from rpmfusion; I had to extract the rpms to understand what they were about!
rpm -qli should provide that info as well.
The common subpackage has the docs and such. The versioned kmod is one for a specific kernel, and the generic kmod-wl subpackage is to allow you to pull in the latest specific kmod version. ;)
I still don't understand how kmod-wl-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64.rpm helps achieve what it is supposed to help achieve.
It means you can:
yum install kmod-wl
and it will download that package and see that it requires the specific version for your kernel. So you don't have to:
yum install kmod-wl-2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64-5.60.48.36-2.fc14.2.x86_64
which you might note is a bit more difficult to type. :)
kevin