Re: 7.0 install from install70.img no firmware for wifi (iwn-5000)

[Marek Kozlowski]

:-)

On 1/5/22 11:42, Crystal Kolipe wrote:

On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 09:12:48AM +0100, Marek Kozlowski wrote:

After I set up the ESSID and WPA-PSK the following message is displayed:

iwn0: could not read firmware iwn-5000 (error 2)


Your NIC requires firmware files which are available from:

http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/

It's probably easiest to complete the install without setting it up, then
install the firmware and configure the wireless adaptor manually afterwards.

The iwn(4), and fw_update(1) manual pages have more relevant information.


1. Is it (missing firmware) intentional or is it a bug to be fixed?

2. It informs that it cannot find formware - error 2... then it asks for 
ESSID and a WPA passphrase for that interface..? I'm not sure if I 
understand that idea...


3. Is there or isn't there any difference between installation with and 
without working network connection?


4. Currently I have only Linux installed. I'm wondering what is the 
easiest way of updating the install USB flash drive.


Best regards,
Marek


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7.0 install from install70.img no firmware for wifi (iwn-5000)

[Marek Kozlowski]

:-)

I'm trying to install OpenBSD 7.0 from a USB flash drive using 
install70.img. One of the very first steps is configuring the network 
connection. I have a quite old ThinkPad X200s with a pupular wifi NIC 
(according to Linux lspci command):


Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300.

After I set up the ESSID and WPA-PSK the following message is displayed:

iwn0: could not read firmware iwn-5000 (error 2)

and setting up the interface fails. AFAIK a long long time ago around 
4.x (the last time I had some experience with OpenBSD) there was such a 
problem.but it the subsequent releases it's been fixed..? I'd really 
appreciate some help with solving the problem,

thank you,

best regards,
MArek


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