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B43-FWCUTTER(1)                  User Commands                 B43-FWCUTTER(1)


NAME

       b43-fwcutter - manual page for b43-fwcutter


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 this
       firmware files and can't work without them.

       Currently b43-fwcutter supports Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows
       98/ME/2000/XP 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)

       -p|--postfix ".FOO"
              Postfix for firmware filenames (.FOO.fw)

       -v|--version
              Print b43-fwcutter version

       -h|--help
              Print help information


AUTHORS

       b43 development team, http://bcm43xx.berlios.de

b43-fwcutter                         2007                      B43-FWCUTTER(1)

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