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From:
Job Snijders <job@openbsd.org>
Subject:
Re: fix faq/faq4 wifi only?
To:
Andrew Hewus Fresh <andrew@afresh1.com>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:34:45 +0000

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On Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 03:10:02PM -0800, Andrew Hewus Fresh wrote:
> I do think the output is a bit different than the example:
> (it doesn't say "add" or "update" but instead "download")
> 
> # ( cd /tmp && fw_update -Fv iwm )
> Get/Verify iwm-firmware-20240410.tgz ... done.
> fw_update: download iwm
> #
> 
> I don't _think_ that was something I changed.

yup, sorry, I copy+pasted from the wrong window.

> In any case, with the output fixed, this look right to me.  OK afresh1@

cheers, it is committed.

> Almost related, jmc@ recently that if instead of adding that firmware
> to the ramdisk you were instead adding it to an external drive to take
> to a machine without Internet access, that detection on that remote
> machine with `fw_update -p /mnti iwm` is currently broken, but my `-D
> dmesg` patch, as a side effect, fixes that bug.  We are talking about
> some adjustments to the manual this weekend before I commit it.
> 
> https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=173249844114133&w=2
> 
> I am also thinking about whether I need to switch to detecting the
> _version_ from the dmesg as well, since the remote machine might not
> be running the same release.

that's above my paygrade! :-)