Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 17:28:12 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Karlo_Mili=C4=8Devi=C4=87?= <karlo98.m@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, FreeBSD wireless mailing list <wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 15.0-RELEASE boot panic when if_iwm_load="YES" Message-ID: <272n6o5n-693-sqn8-4878-5s2spo28np8@serrofq.bet> In-Reply-To: <CABcFG880yY9K6%2B-6yPv6Z0wFydJOP--RfECCPn-WW=ms7x2WmA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CABcFG8-xFa0X86ai-EspQMSgPKv=pSWhvZMcyc_M2xfqrGcGcQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-VmokAWWesxdTZRS=H4K9xaQJA3mT98U7HsFrsw0ZiJwttew@mail.gmail.com> <ps15o834-362r-988o-8052-152357prr9o@mnoonqbm.arg> <CABcFG880yY9K6%2B-6yPv6Z0wFydJOP--RfECCPn-WW=ms7x2WmA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 1 Dec 2025, Karlo Miličević wrote: >> Karlo, for the records and the help of others: >> >> I assume you installed a pkgbase version of FreeBSD but did not install >> the firmware-iwm package initially which comes out of pkgbase; would that >> be correct? > > Yes. > I did install a pkgbase version of FreeBSD. I also have firmware-iwm > installed, however. > I'm pretty sure I did not install it manually afterwards, but during > the installation. > I'm not sure where to check to confirm that since pkg doesn't seem to > log its installs. (?) Hmm, did you only enable if_iwm="YES" in loader.conf initially then and not, e.g., iwm9260fw_load="YES" as well (depending on card, there a list in man 4 iwm). > For anyone stumbling in the same thing - here is the explanation/solution: Thanks for confirming and replying to this. Indeed anyone finding this, follow to the below (and forget the above): (*) I am making a mental note to update the man page. >> In theory *nothing* is needed to load the driver. >> >> Only the wlan/ifconfig lines in rc.conf and wpa_supplicant.conf need to be >> done. >> >> >>> Then run "fwget" to fetch the latest firmware needed, and then reboot. >> >> fwget has NO idea about iwm. iwm firmware is still in src and not ports! >> >> >> Note: if that firmware would have been present loader.conf does has compat >> entry lines for iwm firmware, so even loading iwm from loader should have >> worked without anyone noticiing. > > To make everything work I did exactly as you said should work. > The device got matched automatically so the driver was already loaded. > Now everything is working. > > Before, I forgot to check and assumed it wouldn't do that - which was > a stupid assumption. > > To make it work, to /etc/rc.conf I only added: > wlans_iwm0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" > > And added the necessary configuration to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. > > Thank you! Enjoy! And incase of problems, the wireless mailing list is your friend :) /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7
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