Snapshot of if_iwlwifi.ko for arm64

raymond.jimenez

Hi all,

I have a Netgate 2100 and I'd like to find a copy of if_iwlwifi.ko to do some experimentation. (I have an Intel AX200 card that I have lying around, and due to space constraints, it would be very very advantageous if I can hack my way out of needing a dedicated wlan box.)

Two questions for you all:

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of if_iwlwifi.ko for arm64 that comes from the netgate tree? (https://forum.netgate.com/topic/189132/wifi-device-not-being-loaded-not-sure-how-to-track-down-the-issue makes reference to the 2.7.2 ISO, but those are only made for amd64 -- I suspect the arm64 installer does not have them, otherwise the module should already be on my system....)
Barring that, can someone provide a FreeBSD commit hash that would generate modules compatible with the pfSense 24.03 kernel?

plus-RELENG_24_03-n256311-e71f834dd81: Fri Apr 19 00:30:27 UTC 2024     root@freebsd:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-24_03-main/obj/aarch64/Jqi6F4gT/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-24_03-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-plus-RELENG_24_03/arm64.aarch64/sys/pfSense arm64

I am happy to crosscompile and build if_iwlwifi.ko on my own, but it looks like the commit/snapshot that Netgate bases their builds off of isn't visible, would appreciate pointers if it's hiding somewhere.

Thanks!
Raymond

raymond.jimenez

Answered the second question myself after a bit more searching! But still looking for a copy of the kernel module just in case someone has it handy...

For others who are looking for the FreeBSD commit <-> pfSense version link, that info is on this page: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/versions.html

stephenw10

@raymond-jimenez said in Snapshot of if_iwlwifi.ko for arm64:

I suspect the arm64 installer does not have them

Indeed there was never an aarch64 ISO that might have then.

That driver doesn't support AP mode though. And it will only run in 802.11N mode in pfSense/FreeBSD.

raymond.jimenez

Got it, thanks for the confirmation! The restriction of =< 802.11n and no AP mode works OK for my situation: we have one 3d printer which, for some reason, doesn't work well with the office wifi, and it's located right next to our pfSense gateway. It also doesn't have an Ethernet port (incredibly unfortunate). (So if it doesn't support station, but does support adhoc mode, I'm good here.)

This hardly something that I'd want to call "production ready" and more "a useful hack" until we get a better 3D printer with real functionality.

I'll do a cross-compile and report back with the results.