[opensuse-arm] Enabling WiFi on RPi3
Last year I was able to enable WiFi on my RPi3. The problem at that moment was the unavailable firmware files. These files are now available in Tumbleweed, however I can't find how to load these files in order to have a wlan0 device. I found a script /usr/sbin/install-brcmfmac, but I can't find how and where this script is called. It puts a symbolic link is some folder, but what folder? -- fr.gr. member openSUSE Freek de Kruijf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Op maandag 19 juni 2017 14:20:24 CEST schreef Freek de Kruijf:
Last year I was able to enable WiFi on my RPi3. The problem at that moment was the unavailable firmware files. These files are now available in Tumbleweed, however I can't find how to load these files in order to have a wlan0 device. I found a script /usr/sbin/install-brcmfmac, but I can't find how and where this script is called. It puts a symbolic link is some folder, but what folder?
call it manually and see what it does ? /usr/lib/firmware ?? -- Gertjan Lettink, a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Good Morning, Freek, On 6/19/17 6:20 AM, Freek de Kruijf wrote:
Last year I was able to enable WiFi on my RPi3. The problem at that moment was the unavailable firmware files. These files are now available in Tumbleweed, however I can't find how to load these files in order to have a wlan0 device. I found a script /usr/sbin/install-brcmfmac, but I can't find how and where this script is called. It puts a symbolic link is some folder, but what folder?
I think this *might* work for you. https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-arm/2016-11/msg00018.html I finally gave up on Tumbleweed as being too unstable (WiFi, USB booting, etc), and went to Leap 42.2 as my primary SUSE system. But the technique outlined in that link has proven useful in the past. David -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, Am 19.06.2017 um 15:12 schrieb David Todd:
On 6/19/17 6:20 AM, Freek de Kruijf wrote:
Last year I was able to enable WiFi on my RPi3. The problem at that moment was the unavailable firmware files. These files are now available in Tumbleweed, however I can't find how to load these files in order to have a wlan0 device. I found a script /usr/sbin/install-brcmfmac, but I can't find how and where this script is called. It puts a symbolic link is some folder, but what folder?
I think this *might* work for you. https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-arm/2016-11/msg00018.html
It won't, that link is about Leap.
I finally gave up on Tumbleweed as being too unstable (WiFi, USB booting, etc), and went to Leap 42.2 as my primary SUSE system. But the technique outlined in that link has proven useful in the past.
Wifi is not "unstable" in Tumbleweed, it was never available on RPi3. The necessary SDIO drivers just barely made it into 4.12-rcX, and Tumbleweed still has 4.11. To me it looked like the new 4.12 driver was misnamed just "bcm2835", so it may require further changes to dracut configs. Or even better someone should send a patch to rename it upstream. Regards, Andreas -- SUSE Linux GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Thanks for the clarification, Andreas. Sorry if I wasted your time, Freek. David On 6/19/17 9:06 AM, Andreas Färber wrote:
Hi,
Am 19.06.2017 um 15:12 schrieb David Todd:
On 6/19/17 6:20 AM, Freek de Kruijf wrote:
Last year I was able to enable WiFi on my RPi3. The problem at that moment was the unavailable firmware files. These files are now available in Tumbleweed, however I can't find how to load these files in order to have a wlan0 device. I found a script /usr/sbin/install-brcmfmac, but I can't find how and where this script is called. It puts a symbolic link is some folder, but what folder?
I think this *might* work for you. https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-arm/2016-11/msg00018.html It won't, that link is about Leap.
I finally gave up on Tumbleweed as being too unstable (WiFi, USB booting, etc), and went to Leap 42.2 as my primary SUSE system. But the technique outlined in that link has proven useful in the past.
Wifi is not "unstable" in Tumbleweed, it was never available on RPi3. The necessary SDIO drivers just barely made it into 4.12-rcX, and Tumbleweed still has 4.11.
To me it looked like the new 4.12 driver was misnamed just "bcm2835", so it may require further changes to dracut configs. Or even better someone should send a patch to rename it upstream.
Regards, Andreas
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Op maandag 19 juni 2017 17:20:55 CEST schreef David Todd:
Thanks for the clarification, Andreas.
Sorry if I wasted your time, Freek.
David
One always learns when redoing things. Anyway updating the documentation. -- fr.gr. member openSUSE Freek de Kruijf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
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