Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78) on FreeBSD 12

[Mateusz Piotrowski]

On Wed, 23 May 2018 09:46:13 -0700
Pete Wright <pete at nomadlogic.org> wrote:

>On 05/23/2018 00:41, David Pan wrote:
>> how config the Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78) on
>> FreeBSD 12?I installed FreeBSD 12 on my thinkpad t470p ,and can not
>> drive the Intel Wireless Card.
>> please help me fix that,
>
>I have this working on my end under both 12-current and 11-stable.
>here's my configuration:
>
>output from "pciconf -lv"
>iwm0 at pci0:3:0:0:    class=0x028000 card=0x10108086 chip=0x24fd8086
>rev=0x78 hdr=0x00
>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>     device     = 'Wireless 8265 / 8275'
>     class      = network
>
>
>to bring up the card i have added this entry to /etc/rc.conf:
>
>kld_list="if_iwm"
>
>then configuring the interface is the same as any other wifi as per the
>handbook, the device will be available as "iwm0".

Shouldn't you load some firmware as well? That's what the iwm(4) manual
and WiFi/FAQ wiki page[1] say.

[1]: https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/FAQ#I.27ve_got_some_problems_with_the_iwm.284.29_driver