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Mbp 9,2 problems

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Mbp 9,2 problems

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Post by Firewirej » Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:46 am

Hello fellow gentoo users im new to gentoo and im currently having issues
With a mbp 9,2 specifically the wifi module my machine has a broadcom BCM4331. Deos anyone know a reliable way to get the wifi working in a tty i very much appreciate awnsers. Thank you :]
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Post by Banana » Sun Oct 12, 2025 9:31 am

Hello and welcome to the forums.

This older topic might get you started: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1128064.html

If you need further assistance, please provide more information about your system. One importand info can be easily generated by providing the output of emerge --info
Also, the topic title does not really describe your problem and what this topic should be about.
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Post by Firewirej » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:33 am

Thank you for replying very sorry im replying extremely late but i ended finding out you cant use wifi on dhcpcd and i installed network manager plus i was using a proprietary version of my wifi drivers that didnt even work so i used b43 and works just fine
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Post by Banana » Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:47 am

No problem, glad you found a solution.
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Post by grknight » Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:14 pm

Firewirej wrote:i ended finding out you cant use wifi on dhcpcd
I find this hard to believe as I use dhcpcd daily with my wifi at home. dhcpcd the service, not though netifrc
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Post by fspnet » Sun Mar 15, 2026 2:26 am

wifi wpa_supplicant build it with +tkip , and theres a specific syntax, you use wpa_passphrase to enter your ssid and passwwwword into /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf theres a chance
you have a fullmac card i think?
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Post by Hu » Sun Mar 15, 2026 1:41 pm

Generally, if wpa_supplicant works with USE=tkip and fails with USE=-tkip, this is an indication that the wireless access point is badly configured, and needs to be changed to stop offering the insecure TKIP-related methods. Enabling USE=tkip on wpa_supplicant should be viewed as a temporary and insecure workaround, not as a solution.
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