Getting The Macbook Pro Mid 2009 Wifi Working on FreeBSD 13.5
Wifi modules are terribly hard and complex to configure on FreeBSD especially when dealing with Broadcom wifi modules. I had been trying to install these on my Macbook Pro Mid 2009 model and make it work but eventually able to managed to get it working. Here's how I'm doing to install this (PS: I'm still need an internet connection coming from the LAN cable): Note: This guide is for FreeBSD version 13.5. 1. Obtain the copy of kernel source file ( src.txz ) from the FreeBSD install disk. It should be located at FreeBSD_Install/usr/freebsd-dist. Much faster than downloading the file from the internet . Copy the src.txz file and extract it. Then, paste the kernel directory into /usr directory $ tar -xvf src.txz $ cd usr && cp -r src /usr 2. Go to /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf and make a copy of the file called GENERIC into a new file called WIFI $ cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf $ cp GENERIC WIFI 3. Edit the WIFI file to add the lines and search for lines that contain bwn an...