Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:40:20 +0000 From: Jonathan Vasquez <jon@xyinn.org> To: "grahamperrin@gmail.com" <grahamperrin@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel Wi-Fi: scope of iwx(4) on FreeBSD Message-ID: <jprUa2c3TCygs9XT5EeYkjm-ifrpI3wVe8Nbt94AuA4GzMRdfOnEkCg3ABmCyEULk3XFRS48_Jgy4Vq4SvYjvhWZSgML7rO33kW93GDoCB4=@xyinn.org> In-Reply-To: <0e1690b9-1426-4ecd-a6f4-5185f00dc4ef@gmail.com>
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Hey Graham, I haven't tested this but I see in the code review page that you need to grab and install openbsd's firmware for iwx. See if it works after installing them. https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49259 Jonathan Vasquez PGP: 34DA 858C 1447 509E C77A D49F FB85 90B7 C4CA 5279 Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email -------- Original Message -------- On 4/1/25 01:37, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday's > <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/2ad0f7e91582dde5475ceb1a1942930549e5c628>; > mentions support for many recent cards. > > Should we assume that all less recent hardware is out of scope? > > Alternatively, is my rc.conf file mis-configured? The wlan4 lines below. > > Thanks > > > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # sysrc devmatch_blocklist > devmatch_blocklist: i915kms if_iwlwifi iwm > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # kldload iwx > kldload: can't load iwx: No such file or directory > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # ls -hln /boot/kernel/*iwx* > -r--r--r-- 1 0 0 227K Mar 31 22:01 /boot/kernel/if_iwx.ko > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # kldload if_iwx > kldload: can't load if_iwx: module already loaded or in kernel > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # ifconfig iwx0 > ifconfig: interface iwx0 does not exist > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # grep wlan4 /etc/rc.conf > wlans_iwx0="wlan4" > create_args_wlan4="wlanmode sta country GB regdomain etsi" > create_args_wlan4="country GB regdomain etsi" > ifconfig_wlan4="WPA DHCP" > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # uname -mvKU > FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT main-n276197-680d34896c36 GENERIC-NODEBUG amd64 > 1500035 1500035 > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # grep SIOCIFCREATE /var/log/console.log > Apr 1 05:41:20 mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd kernel: ifconfig: > SIOCIFCREATE2 (wlan4): Device not configured > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # apropos iwx > apropos: nothing appropriate > root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # > > > iwx.4 in OpenBSD-current: <https://man.openbsd.org/iwx.4>; > > >home | help
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