151548 – bradcom 4401 NIC family driver version 1.00g

Bug 151548 - bradcom 4401 NIC family driver version 1.00g

Summary: bradcom 4401 NIC family driver version 1.00g

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Hardened (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	The Gentoo Linux Hardened Team

URL:	http://www.broadcom.com/support/ether...
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Reported:	2006-10-16 02:43 UTC by Juan J. Prieto
Modified:	2007-03-12 12:05 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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b44 v1.00g module for broadcom 4401 family (b44-1.00g.tar.gz,30.07 KB, application/x-gzip) 2006-10-16 02:47 UTC, Juan J. Prieto	Details
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Description Juan J. Prieto 2006-10-16 02:43:43 UTC

b44.ko module from kernel.org fails when trying to use ethtool utility. This problems are fixed with newest 1.00g driver from broadcom company site.

Comment 1 Juan J. Prieto 2006-10-16 02:47:22 UTC

Created attachment 99780 [details]
b44 v1.00g module for broadcom 4401 family

this is the source for b44 module that works fine for kernel 2.6.12 - 2.6.17 and hardened

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-10-16 03:24:35 UTC

Please, don't restrict bugs without any reason.

Comment 3 Christian Heim (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-12 12:05:38 UTC

Why is this bug assigned to hardened@ ?

(1) hardened doesn't care (directly) about non-working standard kernel stuff (while kernel@ does)

(2) current policy is to get stuff fixed in mainline rather than adding external modules to the portage tree

So please clarify and reopen this bug.