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This file provides some basic information about Broadcom STA wireless driver configuration files on Fedora with packages provided by Terra.
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Table of content
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0. Caution
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1. Initramfs configuration file usage
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3. NetworkManager configuration file usage
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4. Support
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0. Caution
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The files mentioned in this document should not be used in systems with working Wi-Fi. Only systems failing to connect should use these solutions.
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Use them at your own risk and only if your system's Broadcom device doesn't work properly.
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1. Initramfs configuration
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Please read comments in /etc/dracut.conf.d/20-wl.conf file in order to configure loading modules needed by the Broadcom STA wireless driver in your kernel's initramfs.
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Edit the /etc/dracut.conf.d/20-wl.conf file and comment/uncomment the one line "add_drivers+=" directive depending on your needs.
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For example by CLI with Nano:
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sudo nano /etc/dracut.conf.d/20-wl.conf
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Ctrl+O will save the file, and Ctrl+X will quit Nano.
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NOTE: Any CLI or GUI text editor is fine, this is purely an example.
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Then use Dracut to rebuild your current initramfs:
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sudo dracut -f
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3. NetworkManager configuration file usage
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To try to fix issues noted in RHBZ#1703745 and RFBZ#5245 the usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-broadcom-wl.conf file is provided.
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This file disables MAC address randomization for Broadcom devices using this driver while scanning for a wireless access point.
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It prevents "CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-22 retry=1" messages in logs and the inability to connect to a wireless access point.
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The tradeoff of this setting is that scanning for wireless access point uses only the real MAC address of the device and produces is less anonymous.
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To disable this setting, reate an empty file with the exact same name in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d
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In a terminal, type:
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sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-broadcom-wl.conf
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To re-enable this setting, remove the file.
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In a terminal, type:
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sudo rm -f /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-broadcom-wl.conf
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4. Support
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Support about these configuration files will only be provided on one of the methods of contact listed here:
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https://fyralabs.com/contact
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