On Oct 15 08:55:41, s...@spacehopper.org wrote: > On 2020-10-14, Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: > > Mostly works, except the wifi is not recognized: > > "Broadcom BCM4315" rev 0x01 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 not configured > > Is that similar to the BCM4318 mentioned in bwi(4)? > > If so, is there a chance of supporting it? > > > > dmesg and pcidump -vxxx below > > - how can I help debug this? > > It seems the pcidevs entry (providing the name) is wrong and device ID > 0x4315 is really BCM4312. OS supporting this use a different driver (bwn > on FreeBSD, b43 on Linux) that work with a different firmware version > than used by bwi (b43legacy on Linux). > > If you want to get into driver development then it maybe worth looking > at what would be needed to port bwn from FreeBSD,
Driver developmnet would be entirely new ground for me, but I'll have a look (maybe reinstall with FreeBSD first). > otherwise replace the > card (half size miniPCIe, try looking for intel 7260hmw) or use USB. > > https://www.dell.com/community/Networking-Internet-Bluetooth/802-11ac-card-for-Dell-Studio-1535/td-p/4672820 Thanks for the pointer. Is there a specific reason for the "hmw"? (I also found some 7260AN models.) Jan
