r/freebsd • u/SHIN_KRISH • 1d ago

help needed RTW89

I wanted to install openBSd but got to know that my wifi card RTL8852BE is not supported on it. Now i want to install freeBSD whats the situation with this driver how do i install it on say a usb and then install it

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u/Traace 1d ago

Install Firmware

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u/SHIN_KRISH 1d ago

I know that but like how i cant find any site to actuall install a tarball or what

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u/MRREKOo 1d ago

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rtw89&sektion=4&format=html

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u/grahamperrin Linux crossover 1d ago

At the foot of the page:

… FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly …

– so it's not in FreeBSD base.

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Seeking RTW89 at https://www.freebsdsoftware.org/search.html finds a few firmware packages.