Bug 499076 – please add brcm{s,f}mac wifi drivers to minimal installcd kernel config

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Release Media

[Description Ben Kohler 2014-01-23 20:59:12 UTC]

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!

[Comment 1 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2014-06-23 00:18:41 UTC]

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

[Comment 2 Ben Kohler 2014-06-25 15:28:29 UTC]

Looks like on the minimal cd, BRCMFMAC was added but BRCMSMAC was not.  admincd already had the smac driver though.

[Comment 3 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2014-06-25 19:44:23 UTC]

Kernel config updated[1].
Thanks for the poke.

 [1] - http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/releng.git;a=commit;h=2546599186f0968cb8fc8cd253731f71bc528053

[Comment 4 Ben Kohler 2014-08-01 14:10:15 UTC]

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..

[Comment 5 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2015-06-15 02:29:34 UTC]

I'm closing this bug as the latest CDs should have these drivers enabled.