commit: a315a2dffd3af7817c6af988b1d54b8795522a71
Author: Matt Turner <mattst88 <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sat Sep 9 20:30:54 2017 +0000
Commit: Matt Turner <mattst88 <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sat Sep 9 20:31:17 2017 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=a315a2df
net-wireless/broadcom-sta: Inform users about a compatible wireless card
.../broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
index 5cf284a4ceb..34b37eceeaf 100644
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ S="${WORKDIR}"
MODULE_NAMES="wl(net/wireless)"
MODULESD_WL_ALIASES=("wlan0 wl")
+pkg_pretend() {
+ ewarn
+ ewarn "If you are stuck using this unmaintained driver (likely in a
MacBook),"
+ ewarn "you may be interested to know that a newer compatible wireless
card"
+ ewarn "is supported by the in-tree brcmfmac driver. It has a model
number "
+ ewarn "BCM943602CS and is for sale on the second hand market for less
than "
+ ewarn "20 USD."
+ ewarn
+ ewarn "See https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Broadcom_Wireless_Adapters and"
+ ewarn " https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Broadcom_BCM943602CS";
+ ewarn "for more information."
+ ewarn
+}
+
pkg_setup() {
# bug #300570
# NOTE<lxnay>: module builds correctly anyway with b43 and SSB enabled
