Mac Pro 2015 - Kernel 4.1.15 - Braodcom Wireless

[charles17]

[ankh2054]

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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[ankh2054]

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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[charles17]

[ankh2054]

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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[archenroot]

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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[fspnet]

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

[Zucca]

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