How do I handle "Firmware file X not found" stopping bootup?
- by John Baber
I recently upgraded my desktop mac to Precise and now can't get past the Ubuntu 12.04 splash page. The splash freezes with
[ 19.931097] b32-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode16_mimo.fw" not found
[ 19.9311126] b32-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
written on it
This is when I choose 3.2.0-generic from the grub menu. If I choose to load up older kernels, I still get the same thing.
How can I make my computer finish booting again?
I'm able to ssh into the machine and poke around, but the actual screen freezes at the splash.