Wii: bwi driver fails to attach for device id 0x044b on NetBSD 11.0-BETA

deltaresero <[email protected]> Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:54:19 -0300
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.powerpc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello,

I'm running NetBSD 11.0-BETA (WII) on a Nintendo Wii (build from Oct 5, 202=
5).

uname -a:
NetBSD wii 11.0_BETA NetBSD 11.0_BETA (WII) #0 Fri Oct 3 16:09:55 UTC 2025 =
mk [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/evbppc/compile/WII evbppc

dmesg | grep -i bwi -n
74:[     1.209984] bwi0 at sdmmc1 function 1: broadcom Wireless
75:[     1.209984] bwi0: autoconfiguration error: no BBP id for device id 0=
x044b

I followed Jared McNeill=E2=80=99s instructions for adding Wii WLAN support=
 to -current (see: https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-powerpc/2025/01/19/ms=
g003669.html) and installed the v3 firmware per bwi(4). The driver detects =
the device but reports =E2=80=9Cno BBP id for device id 0x044b=E2=80=9D and=
, as expected, I only see the loopback adapter lo0. I suspect this may be a=
 hardware revision not present in the driver's table. If that=E2=80=99s the=
 case, is it possible to add support for this device?

Thanks,
DeltaResero