Re: WiFi on RPI4 - still unconfigured in 2026?

Frank Wille <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:02:33 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.arm
Organization Privates Internet Ostwestfalen/Lippe e.V.
Message-ID <[email protected]>
mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst) wrote:

>>> create a symlink "brcmfmac43455-sdio.Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.txt"
>>> to that file so that it is found also with the different name.
> 
>> This is still necessary? I got the same autoconfiguration error
>> after installing the 10.1 release image together with UEFI.
> 
> Yes, the UEFI code chose a different system name than RPI firmware
> and FDT.

Ah, I see! But are there more than these two possibilities (UEFI or
FDT)? Then how about adding the link to /libdata/firmware/if_bwfm/
for the installation files, to keep people from head-scratching? :)


 > No idea what hard resets the system. Is this a 8GB Pi 4? Or the
 > necessary
 > question for Pi crashes: is the power supply sufficient and stable?

Wow... yes, this was the reason! Probably Wireless draws so much power
that using it during multiuser startup resets the system.

Thanks! Works now - using the official 15.3W RPi power supply.

-- 
Frank Wille