Bug#911443: raspi3-firmware | Add board-specific firmware files for RPi 3B+ WiFi (!1)

[Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@i2se.com>]

Hi,

> Matthias Luescher <lueschem@gmail.com> hat am 29. November 2018 um 22:18 geschrieben:
> 
> 
> Hi Gunnar
> 
> I must say, I have not been able to find WiFi (not even a "firmware
> > required" message). Could you help me find it, so it makes its way into
> > raspi3-image-spec <https://github.com/debian/raspi3-image-spec>? Thanks -
> > I'm closing this MR.
> >
> 
> I have also struggled with WiFi. Could the "missing WiFi" issue be related
> to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911443?
> The WiFi (wlan0) reappears if I combine the 4.18 kernel with the device
> tree binary of the 4.17 kernel.
> The device tree change causing the absence of wlan0 might be this one:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dts?h=v4.20-rc4&id=b1b8f45b3130dbd8704e5ea0d82b49b1d929498e
> 
> @Stefan and @Eric: As you are the experts here: Can you give us a clue why
> the wlan0 interface disappears if we take the latest device tree binary
> from 4.18 vanilla kernel?

Which RPi 3 variant do you use (B or B+)?

Could you please provide a reduced kernel config?

Is armhf (32 bit) affected, too?

Stefan

> 
> Best regards
> Matthias
> 
> >