b43-fwcutter (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
b43-fwcutter – Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
SYNOPSIS
b43-fwcutter [OPTION] [DRIVER]
DESCRIPTION
b43-fwcutter can extract the firmware for your Broadcom 43xx hardware from different closed source drivers. The b43 driver depends on these firmware files and can’t work without them.
Currently b43-fwcutter supports Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows and Linux drivers, but keep in mind that b43-fwcutter doesn’t support all driver versions.
Example:
- b43-fwcutter bcmwl5.sys
to cut the firmware out of bcmwl5.sys
OPTIONS
-l|–list- List supported driver versions
-i|–identify- Only identify the driver file (don’t extract)
-w|–target-dir DIR- Extract and write firmware to DIR
-a|–alt-iv- Extract alternative initvals (only 3.10.x.x)
-v|–version- Print b43-fwcutter version
-h|–help- Print help information
AUTHORS
b43 development team, http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43