iwm not in GENERIC kernel

Thomas Mueller mueller6722 at twc.com
Sun Oct 29 09:48:08 UTC 2017


from Ngie Cooper:

> > On Oct 28, 2017, at 18:09, Gordon Tetlow <gordon at tetlows.org> wrote:

> > I have an Intel NUC that uses an Intel 8260 wireless driver. This works
> > flawlessly if I load the module if_iwm via the loader or the rc.conf
> > kld_list directive.

> > Do we know if the iwm driver not being in GENERIC is an oversight or on
> > purpose? I couldn't find anything in the list history.
        
> It’s on purpose since it has a binary blob firmware driver that it relies on, IIRC.
> -Ngie

Is that binary blob the reason why rsu is not in GENERIC?

I use rsu for Hiro H50191 USB wireless adapter.

Tom



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