1BCM43XX-FWCUTTER(1)              User Commands             BCM43XX-FWCUTTER(1)
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NAME

6       bcm43xx-fwcutter - manual page for bcm43xx-fwcutter
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SYNOPSIS

9       bcm43xx-fwcutter [OPTION] [DRIVER]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Bcm43xx-fwcutter  can extract the firmware for your Broadcom 43xx hard‐
13       ware from different closed source drivers. The bcm43xx  driver  depends
14       on this firmware files and can't work without them.
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16       Currently  bcm43xx-fwcutter  supports  Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows
17       98/ME/2000/XP and Linux drivers, but keep in mind that bcm43xx-fwcutter
18       doesn't support all driver versions.
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22              bcm43xx-fwcutter bcmwl5.sys
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24       to cut the firmware out of bcmwl5.sys
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OPTIONS

27       -l|--list
28              List supported driver versions
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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       -p|--postfix ".FOO"
40              Postfix for firmware filenames (.FOO.fw)
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42       -v|--version
43              Print bcm43xx-fwcutter version
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45       -h|--help
46              Print help information
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DRIVERS

49       AppleAirPort2
50              Apple MacOS 10.x driver file (ppc, x86)
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52       AppleAirPort3
53              Apple MacOS 10.x driver file (ppc)
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55       AppleAirPortBrcm4311
56              Apple MacOS 10.4 driver file (x86)
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58       bcmwl5.sys
59              Microsoft Windows driver file, 32bit (x86)
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61       bcmwl564.sys
62              Microsoft Windows driver file, 64bit (x86-64)
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64       bcmwl5a.sys
65              Microsoft Windows driver file, 32bit (x86)
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67       mn720-50.sys
68              This  is  a  renamed  bcmwl5.sys  driver  for Microsoft Wireless
69              MN-720 Notebook Adapter and MN-730 PCI Adapter
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71       n54gnds.sys
72              This is a renamed bcmwl5.sys driver for Planex  GW-NS54G  54Mbps
73              Wireless LAN Cards
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75       wmp11v27.sys
76              This  is  a renamed bcmwl5.sys driver for Linksys WMP-11 802.11b
77              PCI Cards
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79       wn511b.sys
80              This is a renamed bcmwl5.sys driver for Netgear WN511B Cards
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82       ap_d11ucode.o
83              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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85       apsta_d11ucode.o
86              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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88       sta_d11ucode.o
89              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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91       wl.o   Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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93       wl_ap.o
94              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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96       wl_apsta.o
97              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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99       wl_sta.o
100              Linux 2.4.x driver file (mips)
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102       wl96345GW.o_save
103              Linux 2.6.x driver file (mips, bcm6345)
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105       wl96348GW.o_save
106              Linux 2.6.x driver file (mips, bcm6348)
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108       wl96348GWV_DT.o_save
109              Linux 2.6.x driver file (mips, bcm6348)
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AUTHORS

112       BCM43xx development team, http://bcm43xx.berlios.de
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116bcm43xx-fwcutter                September 2006             BCM43XX-FWCUTTER(1)