Sorry if this was answered in one way or another many times, but I'm really stuck here.
Booting with Thinkpad X390 into the LiveCD mode on FreeBSD 15.0 (for the first time!). After successful boot and inspecting the system message buffer, I stumble upon a firmware problem:
Looking at what the error code of 8 actually means:
Looking up online, the "Exec format error" apparently means that a kernel cannot execute a file because it is not in a recognized or compatible format. But how can it be? I'm confused.
Tried to load the
...but no luck,
Finally, I thought maybe the WiFi card is not supported by FreeBSD yet. So I consulted
Maybe I miss something?
Booting with Thinkpad X390 into the LiveCD mode on FreeBSD 15.0 (for the first time!). After successful boot and inspecting the system message buffer, I stumble upon a firmware problem:
Code:
# dmesg | grep iwm
iwm0: <Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 9560> mem 0xc3d38000-0xc3d3bfff at device 20.3 on pci0
iwm9000fw: could not load firmware image, error 8
iwm0: hw rev 0x310, fw ver 34.3125811985.0, address 58:96:1d:59:d4:dbLooking at what the error code of 8 actually means:
Code:
# perror 8
Exec format errorLooking up online, the "Exec format error" apparently means that a kernel cannot execute a file because it is not in a recognized or compatible format. But how can it be? I'm confused.
Tried to load the
iwm9000fw module manually: # kldload iwm9000fw......but no luck,
kldload: an error occurred while loading module iwm9000fw. Please check dmesg(8) for more details.Finally, I thought maybe the WiFi card is not supported by FreeBSD yet. So I consulted
# man 4 iwm manpage, and as of November 10, 2024 my WiFi card is supported.Maybe I miss something?