Intel 8265 Wireless - need to reload kernel modules every time?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:53 pm
Hi guys - I'm a long time FreeBSD user that recently switched from Project Trident to GhostBSD on my ThinkPad x260 and I'm having issues with getting my wifi interface to automatically be detected at boot.
The problem is this: when I manually kldload if_iwm and iwm8265fw, the wlan interface comes up and I can connect without issue. However, when I add these to my /boot/loader.conf, kldstat shows that they are loaded after boot, but there's no wlan interface to use, and in order to get my wifi to work, I have to unload the kernel modules and reload them.
I suspect some sort of timing issue at boot. Ideas?
The problem is this: when I manually kldload if_iwm and iwm8265fw, the wlan interface comes up and I can connect without issue. However, when I add these to my /boot/loader.conf, kldstat shows that they are loaded after boot, but there's no wlan interface to use, and in order to get my wifi to work, I have to unload the kernel modules and reload them.
I suspect some sort of timing issue at boot. Ideas?