Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 00:00:34 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) Message-ID: <56B84B22.1030707@mu.org> In-Reply-To: <A8917526-288A-469B-BA96-2C47BE97A588@gmail.com> References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> <CAJm42380G94rCsrKUghUVuw7m3UKo1zAXdLoKvLMk0uy5OO6Sw@mail.gmail.com> <56B7BA1E.2020407@freebsd.org> <CAJm423-6YnHtaB1n51jdC8pFvSEOCEjsYYsQGQgnCOJR0fnydw@mail.gmail.com> <56B82A2F.7050009@freebsd.org> <A8917526-288A-469B-BA96-2C47BE97A588@gmail.com>
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On 2/7/16 11:14 PM, NGie Cooper wrote: >> On Feb 7, 2016, at 21:39, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> On 2/7/16 4:24 PM, Brandon Vincent wrote: >>> On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> Oh, strange, let me see why my macbook4,1 doesn't work with this... maybe >>>> it's just not loaded by default? >>> You'll need the firmware contained in ports/net/bwi-firmware-kmod. >> This can't be part of the base distribution? > Not sure of the details, but it looks like no: > > NO_PACKAGE= this is a modified version of a restricted firmware > > :(… Yes, but last time it was someone being overly zealous about some other firmware that turned out to be fine. Why is this firmware restricted? How are others distributing it? Seems silly. -Alfred
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