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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ankh2054 wrote:
f /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin did not exist, so I copied from /usr/src/linux-4.1.15-gentoo-r1/firmware/brcmfmac/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin.]

Why not from https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/brcm as suggested by https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/brcm80211#brcmfmac? No clue if both are the same.
And then again check modinfo brcmfmac.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

all,

thanks for you help so far. I've got other issues no cropping up in that I cannot install git due to some python package failing.
My system doesn't boot now after using the driver from the GIT repository.

I also installed networkmanager so maybe it has something to do with that, not sure.


Once I have a bootable system ill be back :)
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all,

I'm back with a booting system.

I've installed network manager and added it to state at bootup and removed the old ETH0 reference.
It now automatically brings up the interface wlp4s0.

Can I safely assume this is now working?

If so then I need to now find a way do make network-manager show up in XFCE, but I will do some research first.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ankh2054 wrote:
It now automatically brings up the interface wlp4s0.

Can I safely assume this is now working?

If it works, yes.
Does it work? Do you get a reasonable IP number in ifconfig wlp4s0 and can you connect to your access point(s)?
Gnome networkmanager is unknown territory for me, sorry.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

all,

many thanks for your help. It is all working now. The interface error has disappeared and I can connect to wireless networks.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I resolved this chip on Dell XPS 15 9550, but there are still networks which causes kernel-panic, probably related to specific channel issue.

I discussed this here and in general main issue was resolved, but still sometimes not so I even consider replace the chip in my laptop for different one...

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8061774.html#8061774
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so bahbapiddybahbahbah theres package linux-firmware <-
and then theres gentoo-sources firmware... <-
the one that gets installed when you use Genkernel<-
if you install linux-firmware and then compile the kernel using
genkernels option to include firmware that mayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy be whats
where the modules firmware for apple says its proprietary but it might be included in the
linux kernel-source

and yeah it says limited channels so im assuming 802.11 N would work...

as a matter of fact im going to go through and start checking all my built-ins as modules<-
ive got mine top to bottom: https://pastebin.com/sqSENtXt hostname set to gentoolinux
version: clear this one out the -x86_64 or 6.6.38-gentoo-x86_64 as itll do that for you:

Genkernel.conf this here might be it: {

# Install firmware onto root filesystem
# Will conflict with sys-kernel/linux-firmware package
FIRMWARE_INSTALL="yes"

# Include full contents of FIRMWARE_DIR
# (if FIRMWARE option below is set to YES).
ALLFIRMWARE="yes"

# Add firmware(s) to initramfs required by copied modules
FIRMWARE="yes"

# Specify directory to pull from
FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware"
}

ALSO maybe it also wants you to *not build in the mac80211 driver regular broadcom wifi im doing some kernel-configuration
testing now seeing if whatll work
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

@fspnet, you just dug up about 7 year old topic. Most things in this topic aren't relevant anymore.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zucca wrote:
@fspnet, you just dug up about 7 year old topic. Most things in this topic aren't relevant anymore.

Yes in fact it does <- the way i wrote it still applies to how the apple specific card works<-
i just ran a install and its thats the way you do it<-
i also* built a reference configuration comprised specifically of Modules<-
nothings built into the kernel and its still working when you type lsmod you get this
giant list of modules just one thing left to test is efi-agp/efi-pci graphics
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