Re: iwm not in GENERIC kernel

From: Ngie Cooper (yaneurabeya) <"Ngie> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:25:04 -0700 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:41:13 UTC

> 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