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

6       b43-fwcutter - Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
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SYNOPSIS

9       b43-fwcutter [OPTION] [DRIVER]
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DESCRIPTION

12       b43-fwcutter  can  extract the firmware for your Broadcom 43xx hardware
13       from different closed source drivers. The b43 driver depends  on  these
14       firmware files and can't work without them.
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16       Currently  b43-fwcutter  supports  Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows and
17       Linux drivers, but keep in mind that b43-fwcutter doesn't  support  all
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22              b43-fwcutter bcmwl5.sys
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24       to cut the firmware out of bcmwl5.sys
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OPTIONS

27       -l|--list
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30       -i|--identify
31              Only identify the driver file (don't extract)
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33       -w|--target-dir DIR
34              Extract and write firmware to DIR
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36       -a|--alt-iv
37              Extract alternative initvals (only 3.10.x.x)
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39       -v|--version
40              Print b43-fwcutter version
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42       -h|--help
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AUTHORS

46       b43 development team, http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
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