Re: [qubes-users] Qubes and Broadcom BCM4360 - A Success Story
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8:25:25 PM UTC-5, tfor...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 11:05:52 AM UTC-5, kent.f...@gmail.com > wrote: > > On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 2:29:21 PM UTC-7, Dave C wrote: > > > On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1:52:19 AM UTC-8, Marek > > > Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > > > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 10:30:35PM -0800, Dave C wrote: > > > > > > > With earlier Qubes I tried to get a broadcom BCM4360 wireless card > > > > working, > > > > > > > but had no luck. Recently I tried again with Qubes 3.1 and guess what, > > > > its > > > > > > > working. I'm using it to post this message now. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm happy to contribute a little something back. > > > > > > > > > See below for a little comment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > # Background > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a MacBookPro which sometimes I boot as a Mac, but also want to > > > > be > > > > > > > able to boot to Qubes. Rather than install directly to the hard drive, > > > > I > > > > > > > installed Qubes on a portable SSD (http://amzn.com/B00N0V4JG2), but I > > > > don't > > > > > > > think that makes any difference in getting broadcom drivers set up. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you try the portable SSD, I found I had to use standard partitioning > > > > as > > > > > > > LVM didn't not work. Otherwise its a normal Qubes install with all but > > > > the > > > > > > > boot sector encrypted. Qubes will boot just fine on the MacBookPro. > > > > But > > > > > > > it won't recognize the Broadcom wifi hardware. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # Getting a Network Connection > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a chicken and egg problem here. You'll need to get online in > > > > order > > > > > > > to install the software needed to make the broadcom work. This is > > > > tricky > > > > > > > if like mine the macbook has no ethernet port. There's only one USB > > > > PCI > > > > > > > device, you can't associate it with a netvm (i.e. to tether). But > > > > there > > > > > > > are a couple thunderbolt ports. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get online I used a thunderbolt to ethernet with USB adapter > > > > > > > (http://amzn.com/B00PY194CK). This adapter should work with ethernet, > > > > > > > obviously, and also a USB tether through android device. I was able to > > > > get > > > > > > > both to work, although the tethering was flakey. The point of this > > > > awkward > > > > > > > device is to use it just long enough to get the broadcom working, then > > > > you > > > > > > > shouldn't need it any more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since I installed Qubes on the portable SSD, I could have instead taken > > > > the > > > > > > > portable SSD drive and booted it on some other hardware (i.e. a desktop > > > > > > > with more linux-friendly hardware) and downloaded the necessary > > > > software > > > > > > > there. That's what I'd do if I had to do this all over again, but the > > > > > > > first time through it was handy to be on the machine with the broadcom, > > > > as > > > > > > > there was some trial and error. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # Some Assembly Required > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once online, all the steps needed to get broadcom working can be found. > > > > > > > > > > > It's a matter of sorting through the weeds to get to what works. What > > > > > > > follows should help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ## Net VM Setup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I decided not to modify sys-net directly. I created a new net vm > > > > called > > > > > > > net-powerbook. I even cloned the fedora-23 template, so my > > > > net-powerbook > > > > > > > uses a template called f23-broadcom. I don't think the additional > > > > template > > > > > > > is necessary. At the time, I thought I'd simply `sudo yum install > > > > > > > broadcom-wl akmod-wl` and presto I'd have the drivers. With Qubes it > > > > is > > > > > > > not that simple. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Attach the right PCI device to net-powerbook. In my case it is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac > > > > Wireless > > > > > > > Network Adapter (rev 03) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note, while using the thunderbolt adapter, I also had another PCI > > > > device > > > > > > > attached. It's not plugged in now, so Qubes doesn't even list the PCI > > > > > > > device, otherwise I'd paste it here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fire up a net-powerbook terminal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ## Install Broadcom Driver (on net-powerbook) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned, a simple `sudo yum install broadcom-wl akmod-wl` didn't > > > > > > > work for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder how pvgrub2
Re: [qubes-users] Qubes and Broadcom BCM4360 - A Success Story
On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 2:29:21 PM UTC-7, Dave C wrote: > On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1:52:19 AM UTC-8, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki > wrote:-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 10:30:35PM -0800, Dave C wrote: > > > With earlier Qubes I tried to get a broadcom BCM4360 wireless card working, > > > but had no luck. Recently I tried again with Qubes 3.1 and guess what, its > > > working. I'm using it to post this message now. > > > > Thanks! > > > > I'm happy to contribute a little something back. > > > See below for a little comment. > > > > > # Background > > > > > > I have a MacBookPro which sometimes I boot as a Mac, but also want to be > > > able to boot to Qubes. Rather than install directly to the hard drive, I > > > installed Qubes on a portable SSD (http://amzn.com/B00N0V4JG2), but I don't > > > think that makes any difference in getting broadcom drivers set up. > > > > > > If you try the portable SSD, I found I had to use standard partitioning as > > > LVM didn't not work. Otherwise its a normal Qubes install with all but the > > > boot sector encrypted. Qubes will boot just fine on the MacBookPro. But > > > it won't recognize the Broadcom wifi hardware. > > > > > > # Getting a Network Connection > > > > > > There's a chicken and egg problem here. You'll need to get online in order > > > to install the software needed to make the broadcom work. This is tricky > > > if like mine the macbook has no ethernet port. There's only one USB PCI > > > device, you can't associate it with a netvm (i.e. to tether). But there > > > are a couple thunderbolt ports. > > > > > > To get online I used a thunderbolt to ethernet with USB adapter > > > (http://amzn.com/B00PY194CK). This adapter should work with ethernet, > > > obviously, and also a USB tether through android device. I was able to get > > > both to work, although the tethering was flakey. The point of this awkward > > > device is to use it just long enough to get the broadcom working, then you > > > shouldn't need it any more. > > > > > > Since I installed Qubes on the portable SSD, I could have instead taken the > > > portable SSD drive and booted it on some other hardware (i.e. a desktop > > > with more linux-friendly hardware) and downloaded the necessary software > > > there. That's what I'd do if I had to do this all over again, but the > > > first time through it was handy to be on the machine with the broadcom, as > > > there was some trial and error. > > > > > > # Some Assembly Required > > > > > > Once online, all the steps needed to get broadcom working can be found. > > > It's a matter of sorting through the weeds to get to what works. What > > > follows should help. > > > > > > ## Net VM Setup > > > > > > I decided not to modify sys-net directly. I created a new net vm called > > > net-powerbook. I even cloned the fedora-23 template, so my net-powerbook > > > uses a template called f23-broadcom. I don't think the additional template > > > is necessary. At the time, I thought I'd simply `sudo yum install > > > broadcom-wl akmod-wl` and presto I'd have the drivers. With Qubes it is > > > not that simple. > > > > > > Attach the right PCI device to net-powerbook. In my case it is: > > > > > > 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless > > > Network Adapter (rev 03) > > > > > > Note, while using the thunderbolt adapter, I also had another PCI device > > > attached. It's not plugged in now, so Qubes doesn't even list the PCI > > > device, otherwise I'd paste it here. > > > > > > Fire up a net-powerbook terminal. > > > > > > ## Install Broadcom Driver (on net-powerbook) > > > > > > As I mentioned, a simple `sudo yum install broadcom-wl akmod-wl` didn't > > > work for me. > > > > I wonder how pvgrub2 usage would work here. > > After completing steps to enable it[1], just `sudo yum install > > broadcom-wl akmod-wl` should be enough. At least in theory... > > > > [1] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/managing-vm-kernel/#tocAnchor-1-3 > > > > > > > > This sounds like a more future-proof approach. No risk of future kernel > upgrades breaking the net vm. Will explore this as time permits. > > BTW, I think `sudo yum install broadcom-wl akmod-wl` did not work as intended > in Fedora 23 - nothing to do with Qubes. While the command had no errors, it > doesn't seem to produce the wl module. Running `sudo modprobe wl` afterwards > fails. Regardless of how you build the module, the pvgrub2 method sounds > pretty clean. > > -Dave I can confirm that a variation of Dave Cohen's suggestions will get wireless working on the newest model MacBook Air (MacbookAir7,2). Generally, the steps required are: in dom0: echo :03:00.0 | sudo tee /sys/bus/pci/drivers/pciback/permissive in sys-net: sudo dnf
