Re: [DistroKit] [PATCH] v8a: add firmware nxp wifi package

[Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de>]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 11:18:01AM +0200, Robert Schwebel wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 09:22:50AM +0100, Fabian Pfitzner wrote:
> > On 3/12/26 10:15 PM, Roland Hieber wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 09:59:20AM +0100, Fabian Pfitzner wrote:
> > > > Some NXP WiFi chips require additional firmware that is not contained in the
> > > > firmware-imx or linux-firmware package.
> > > >
> > > > One of these chips is the iw612 WiFi chip, where the firmware is contained
> > > > in another repository [1].
> > > >
> > > > Thus create a rule to install further firmware files from this
> > > > repository. As of now, install only the iw612 firmware.
> > > > Later we can add more if needed.
> > > >
> > > > [1] https://github.com/nxp-imx/imx-firmware
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Fabian Pfitzner <f.pfitzner@pengutronix.de>
> > > This recipe is currently unused; no ptxconfig selects FIRMWARE_NXP_WIFI. For
> > > which board is it needed?
> > >
> > >   - Roland
> >
> > imx8mp-frdm.
> 
> What's your plan for sending patches for imx8mp-fdrm?

FTR: meanwhile I found the patches, which are now testing in next.

rsc
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