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Source: linux
Version: 6.1.0-30-amd64
Severity: minor
Dear Maintainer,
I am reporting a documentation bug in the b43 wireless driver. When the firmware required for a Broadcom 43xx wireless device is missing, the driver outputs the following error message in the kernel log:
b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/ Drivers/b43#devicefirmware[1] and download the correct firmware for this
driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website. However, that URL is outdated and currently returns a 404 error. The correct URL is now:
https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html[2]
Steps to reproduce:
1. Don't install the required driver with b43-fwcutter or otherwise
2. Observe the error message in the kernel log (e.g. journalctl -b | grep b43), which displays the outdated URL.
Expected behavior:
The error message should display the updated URL so users read the
instructions to install the firmware.
Actual behavior:
The error message shows an outdated URL (
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/ en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware) which leads to a 404 error, causing confusion for users trying to resolve the firmware issue.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.9
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-30-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Regards,
Bernard Davis
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https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
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https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html
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<body><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Source: linux</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Version: 6.1.0-30-amd64</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Severity: minor</p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Dear Maintainer,</p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">I am reporting a documentation bug in the b43 wireless driver. When the firmware required for a Broadcom 43xx wireless device is missing, the driver outputs the following error
message in the kernel log:</p>
<p style="margin-top:12;margin-bottom:12;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to <a href="
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware">https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware</a>&
nbsp;and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.</p>
<p style="margin-top:12;margin-bottom:12;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">However, that URL is outdated and currently returns a 404 error. The correct URL is now:</p>
<p style="margin-top:12;margin-bottom:12;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><a href="
https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html">https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43.html</a></p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Steps to reproduce:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li>Don't install the required driver with b43-fwcutter or otherwise</li> <li>Observe the error message in the kernel log (<span style="font-family:JetBrains Mono;">e.g. journalctl -b | grep b43</span>), which displays the outdated URL.</li>
</ol>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Expected behavior:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">The error message should display the updated URL so users read the instructions to install the firmware.</p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Actual behavior:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">The error message shows an outdated URL (
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware) which leads to a 404 error, causing confusion for users trying to resolve
the firmware issue.</p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">-- System Information:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Debian Release: 12.9</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"> APT prefers stable-updates</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"> APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Foreign Architectures: i386</p>
<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-30-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_AU:en</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">LSM: AppArmor: enabled</p>
<br /><br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Regards,</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Bernard Davis</p>
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