| Summary: | please add brcm{s,f}mac wifi drivers to minimal installcd kernel config | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Release Media | Reporter: | Ben Kohler <bkohler> |
| Component: | InstallCD | Assignee: | Gentoo Release Team <releng> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | bkohler |
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
| Bug Depends on: | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 378027 | ||
| Attachments: | add-brcm.patch | ||
I've updated the kernel config and enabled the support for this drivers[1]. [1] - http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/releng.git;a=commit;h=a0053c3bb643e84e1d591bb659ad66c0f28f18d9 Looks like on the minimal cd, BRCMFMAC was added but BRCMSMAC was not. admincd already had the smac driver though. Kernel config updated[1]. Thanks for the poke. [1] - http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/releng.git;a=commit;h=2546599186f0968cb8fc8cd253731f71bc528053 Is there a reason x86 configs are going stale, or just a lack of time/manpower? I see it's still on 3.8.13 over there.. I'm closing this bug as the latest CDs should have these drivers enabled. |
Created attachment 368592 [details, diff] add-brcm.patch These kernel drivers are preferred over the older b43 (and closed broadcom-sta) where supported, and most newish broadcom wifi chips are supported by one of these 2 drivers. I think they just got overlooked in the current configs because you have to enable CONFIG_BCMA in another menu before they become visible next to the other wifi drivers. I've attached a patch, but to add this via menuconfig-- first enable CONFIG_BCMA, then go back to the wireless drivers menu and enable CONFIG_BRCMSMAC and CONFIG_BRCMFMAC there. Probably also enable both the SDIO and USB suboptions for the fmac driver. Thanks!