On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 11:27 AM George N. White III <gnw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jun 2020 at 11:55, Richard Shaw <hobbes1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So the short version... >> >> The current linux firmware package doesn't work with the Wifi on the MS >> Surface GO, and the instructions to copy the downloaded board.bin and copy >> over firmware-4.bin were incorrect. It actually saw the Wifi adapter after >> I did that and it tried scanning for wireless networks but never got any >> further. >> >> Since the Killerwifi board.bin and the linux firmware board.bin were the >> exact same size (whereas the firmware files were orders of magnitude >> larger), I tried replacing board.bin instead and can report after rebooting >> that the Wifi now works. >> > > Did you try a newer file from the githhub link? Are there any license > restrictions on Killerwifi's board.bin that prevent you from sending the > link to the upstream URL I posted. > Tried the latest board.bin, but it didn't work. Verified in journalctl that it couldn't load the board file. So one thing I am wondering is what is the naming convention for these >> files? Could I just save it as board-2.bin and it work? Is there some sort >> of search hiearchy? >> >> From what I can tell it looks like udev takes care of it but I don't know >> enough about udev to intuit what kind of naming scheme might work without >> overriding the existing board file. >> > > The best outcome would be to get upstream to add support for the > "Killerwifi" board (if they don't already have by now) so you don't have to > worry about losing wifi with each update. > Unfortunately they don't provide any details or license information... I looked at the method of posting new firmware files and I can't provide all the required information. Thanks, Richard
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