Re: Intel Wi-Fi: scope of iwx(4) on FreeBSD

From: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:56:00 UTC 
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025, Jonathan Vasquez wrote:

> Hey Graham,
>
> I haven't tested this but I see in the code review page that you need to grab and install openbsd's firmware for iwx. See if it works after installing them.

No you don't.  First it's not OpenBSD's firmware but Intels from
linux-firmware.git really but if you run fwget(8) the iwlwifi firmware port
will install the right version for this driver too these days (it's the
same firmware, partially even overlapping versions currently;  it's the
same PCI IDs so we made it work for both drivers) [1].

From all we know from the past (there are no PCI IDs in the report
so I am guessing) Graham has a 7260 which is not support by iwx but iwm.
iwx supports roughly the Intel AXxxx chipsets if I am not mistaken;
otherwise Tom can correct me.

/bz

[1] https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/net/wifi-firmware-iwlwifi-kmod/Makefile?id=ef3fa2a325a592baa6573782a72cf0d833589ffa

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7