On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 11:56:33PM +0000, Ken Moffat via blfs-dev wrote: > > Google found something on linuxquestions suggesting that error > started in 4.15. Apparently a reg.db file needs to be installed (in > /lib/firmware for the common case, but apparently in /firmware for > your decision on where to put it). > > Documented in Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt in the kernel > source (the first part of that file) - apparently you need to > download and install a crda package from kernel.org. > > Whether providing that database will then allow the firmware to be > loaded is a different question, but apparently you need to create > the database to be able to use wifi on recent kernels. > Sorry about the repetition, the mail was written, erased after finding further information, altered, pended to check details, and then sent without me noticing the extreme repetition.
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