[regression] The USB WiFi card stopped working: if_run doesn't create the 'run0' interface any more

[Kevin Oberman]

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:49 AM, Yuri <yuri at rawbw.com> wrote:

> On 07/04/18 07:27, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
>
>> Devd/devmatch is one of the largest changes recently,
>> it could be something in that code path.
>>
>> Do you get the if_run.ko module loaded?  What does kldstat show
>> immediately after boot and before you try to "fix" anything with
>> ifconfig.
>>
>>
>> It definitely did create the run0 interface before, and now it doesn't.
>>>
>> I wonder if the kernel module is no longer loading...
>>
>
>
> if_run.ko isn't loaded after boot. But I think it is supposed to be loaded
> by devd too.
>
>
> Yuri
>

A quick perusal of /etc/devd.conf does not indicate that devd will load the
driver. It is possible that I missed something, but "run" i only referenced
as a part of long regex to stop or start pccard-ether.
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