Can't install Broadcom firmware ports

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bwn(4) manual page says:
This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. The
ports/net/bwn-firmware-kmod port needs to be installed before ifconfig(8)
will work.
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When I go to install net/bwn-firmware-kmod, I get an this error.
Code: 
# make install
===>  bwn-firmware-kmod-0.1.0 may not be packaged: this is a modified version of
 a restricted firmware.
===>  Installing for bwn-firmware-kmod-0.1.0
===>  Checking if net/bwn-firmware-kmod already installed
pkg_add: can't stat package file '/usr/ports/net/bwn-firmware-kmod/work/bwn-firm
ware-kmod-0.1.0.tbz'
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/bwn-firmware-kmod.

The same thing happens if I try to install net/bwi-firmware-kmod
Code: 
# make install
===>  bwi-firmware-kmod-3.130.20 may not be packaged: this is a modified version
 of a restricted firmware.
===>  Installing for bwi-firmware-kmod-3.130.20
===>  Checking if net/bwi-firmware-kmod already installed
pkg_add: can't stat package file '/usr/ports/net/bwi-firmware-kmod/work/bwi-firm
ware-kmod-3.130.20.tbz'
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/bwi-firmware-kmod.
Seems neither of these are available for download.

BTW, I do not understand why do I have to download something to get it to work. If it doesn't work then, it becomes difficult to connect to the Internet to download it. Luckily, I was able to get access to a Ethernet cable. However, this is not usual.
 
Re: Broadcom WiFi

Look again at those error messages, it is not saying it can't download the distfiles. It says it can't stat(1) the package file. Check your /etc/make.conf for any added settings, like TMPDIR or DESTDIR.
 
Re: Broadcom WiFi

wblock@ said:
Look again at those error messages, it is not saying it can't download the distfiles. It says it can't stat(1) the package file. Check your /etc/make.conf for any added settings, like TMPDIR or DESTDIR.
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There is absolutely nothing in my /etc/make.conf. Also, after reading the stat(1) manual page, I still do not understand what it does. So, how do I resolve this issue?
 
The legacy package manager (pkg_add) is trying to read (stat) a package file that should have been built. It can't read it. That is unusual. It could be a permissions issue, like trying to install a port as a non-root user. Or the filesystem could be mounted read-only. Or there might be some access thing like sudo involved. How is your FreeBSD system different from normal? What version of FreeBSD is it?
 
I think this may be due to the staging of the ports tree. A package gets created before the port is installed. But this port doesn't allow packaging. Try doing make -DNO_STAGE install.
 
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