Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 07:22:11 +0800 From: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> To: Jim Heald <jhdoubleoseven@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 11.0 8026 Support Message-ID: <CAOc73CCfu-ETW1mGLtQJKaCresAJ1tTUO-=ejakRqj9FTLAenw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAETRmzKKdGcQKnNxD6j%2BPb4FGZUuzRO2pBRGJuh148PpqR8qA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAETRmzKKdGcQKnNxD6j%2BPb4FGZUuzRO2pBRGJuh148PpqR8qA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday, 8 September 2016, Jim Heald <jhdoubleoseven@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 installed and my wifi doesn't work. However, I > noticed this commit <https://secure.freshbsd.org/commit/freebsd/r303322> > and > also that FreeBSD 11.0 should be released pretty soon (like in the next few > weeks). Therefore, I'm curious first off if the Intel 8026 chipset will be > supported in 11.0 and if not how (if possible) I can compile and install > the updated driver to get wifi working. > > Thanks! > > Jim > Do you mean the Intel 8260 chipset (rather than 8026)? My understanding is that yes, it is supported by FreeBSD 11. However, the driver is young; and not without problems. In saying that, you should be able to use you wifi! https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iwm&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+11.0-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html Regards, Ben -- -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com
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