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  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)

       -v|--version
              Print b43-fwcutter version

       -h|--help
              Print help information

AUTHORS

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