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1. minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 04:52:31 JST minute

   please recommend your favorite linux-supported SDIO/UART WiFi/BT module now!

   • ruff@social.librem.one's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 05:00:10 JST ruff

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     @mntmn why not pci-e?

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 05:00:10 JST minute

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     • ruff

     @ruff i don't know of a pcie-connected BT/WiFi combo device. but maybe pcie+uart or sth could work. the motherboard is not designed for that though

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 05:23:14 JST minute

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     this could be an option but i have to look into the driver situation: https://www.lairdconnect.com/wireless-modules/wifi-modules-bluetooth/sona-nx611-wifi-6-bluetooth-5-4-module

     at least i do have a direct contact at laird.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 05:28:39 JST minute

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     GPLed out-of-tree driver https://github.com/nxp-imx/mwifiex/tree/lf-5.15.71_2.2.0/mxm_wifiex/wlan_src

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 05:35:58 JST minute

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     forgot that NXP stuff is always out of stock lol

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:00:52 JST minute

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     • ruff

     @ruff oh interesting. and how is the driver support/stability on marvell?

   • ruff@social.librem.one's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:00:53 JST ruff

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     @mntmn I meant mpcie of course. Ok got it, means BT should be uart or sdio bcz there's no USB bus on MB. I think ralink rt3290 which I tried first on reform was with BT-over-pci, but I didn't like it and replaced with intel. That has bt on usb but I don't use bt much on reform.

   • ruff@social.librem.one's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:00:53 JST ruff

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     @mntmn Other than that - I have Marvell SDIO card but that has both BT and WIFI on SDIO

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:05:11 JST minute

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     • ruff

     @ruff lol so the NXP stuff is just marvell repackaged? because their driver is also called mwifiex

   • ruff@social.librem.one's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:05:12 JST ruff

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     @mntmn
     [ 14.136136] btmrvl_sdio mmc1:0001:2: sdio device tree data not available
     [ 14.378465] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: WLAN is not the winner! Skip FW dnld
     [ 14.766218] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: WLAN FW is active
     [ 14.829237] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: info: MWIFIEX VERSION: mwifiex 1.0 (16.68.1.p197)
     [ 14.837651] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: driver_version = mwifiex 1.0 (16.68.1.p197)

     The box has both marvell and atheros, can say that atheros has better reception but marvell also ok

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:27:52 JST minute

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     • ruff

     @ruff ah hmmm

   • ruff@social.librem.one's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 06:27:53 JST ruff

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     @mntmn I think imx only provides mac phy but radio on the soc is marvell
     https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/mwifiex