Re: firmware-linux-nonfree needed? (was Stretch and i3-7300T)

From	deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: firmware-linux-nonfree needed? (was Stretch and i3-7300T)
Date	2017-09-19 22:10 +0200
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solitone wrote:

> brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin is the firmware for my Broadcom BCM43602
> wireless card, contained in package firmware-brcm80211. Without it the
> wifi network adapter didn't work, so I provided it during installation,
> and then that package was automatically installed. I don't understand
> what's that brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.txt file, it complained about it
> also during installation, but the wifi card works nevertheless.

perhaps it is a bug

what if you do 
cd .../brcm/
sudo ln -s brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin brcmfmac43602-pcie.txt

and try reload the driver/module

Thread

Stretch and i3-7300T A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-17 16:40 +0200
  Re: Stretch and i3-7300T "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-09-17 17:00 +0200
    Re: Stretch and i3-7300T A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-18 10:00 +0200
      Re: Stretch and i3-7300T Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-18 11:10 +0200
        Re: Stretch and i3-7300T A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-19 16:00 +0200
          Re: Stretch and i3-7300T PROBLEM AGAIN A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-22 08:30 +0200
            Re: Stretch and i3-7300T PROBLEM AGAIN "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-09-22 15:50 +0200
              Re: Stretch and i3-7300T PROBLEM AGAIN Zoltán Herman <zoltanhbz@gmail.com> - 2017-09-22 16:10 +0200
                Re: Stretch and i3-7300T PROBLEM AGAIN A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-22 16:40 +0200
  Re: Stretch and i3-7300T James Montgomery <james@envcode.io> - 2017-09-17 17:00 +0200
    Re: Stretch and i3-7300T A_Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com> - 2017-09-18 09:50 +0200
  Re: Stretch and i3-7300T Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-18 07:20 +0200
    Re: Stretch and i3-7300T James Montgomery <james@envcode.io> - 2017-09-18 16:20 +0200
      Re: Stretch and i3-7300T Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-19 00:20 +0200
    Re: Stretch and i3-7300T solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-09-19 08:00 +0200
      Re: Stretch and i3-7300T Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-09-19 14:20 +0200
        Re: firmware-linux-nonfree needed? (was Stretch and i3-7300T) solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-09-19 19:10 +0200
          Re: intel-microcode (was Stretch and i3-7300T) solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-09-19 20:50 +0200
          Re: firmware-linux-nonfree needed? (was Stretch and i3-7300T) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-09-19 22:10 +0200
            Re: firmware-linux-nonfree needed? (was Stretch and i3-7300T) solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-09-20 13:00 +0200
    Re: Fwd: Stretch and i3-7300T Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-23 19:30 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Stretch and i3-7300T Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-09-23 23:00 +0200

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