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Some wifi-firmwares will be split into sub-packages in fedora 40
We will keep them in until fedora 41, but display a warning message
in the console. This messages links to this FAQ entry.

See  coreos/fedora-coreos-config#2963
See  coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker#1575
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** xref:time-zone.adoc[Configuring Time Zone]
** xref:grub-password.adoc[Setting a GRUB password]
** xref:audit.adoc[Managing the audit daemon]
** xref:wifi.adoc[Wi-Fi Network configuration]
* OS updates
** xref:update-streams.adoc[Update Streams]
** xref:auto-updates.adoc[Auto-Updates]
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== How do I add the missing wifi-firmwares?

Some wifi-firmwares will be split into sub-packages in Fedora 39 and Fedora 40.
Fedora Cores OS will keep them in until Fedora 41, but display a
warning message in the console if NetworkManager-wifi is layered without
any other wifi firmware packages having a layering request.

If NetworkManager-wifi is a requested layered package, a warning is
displayed to encourage users to also add a wifi-firmware.

If you know what wifi firmware your system needs then request that package specifically.
The available wifi firmware packages are:
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atheros-firmware - Firmware for Qualcomm Atheros WiFi/Bluetooth adapters
b43-fwcutter - Firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless driver
b43-openfwwf - Open firmware for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chips
brcmfmac-firmware - Firmware for Broadcom/Cypress brcmfmac WiFi/Bluetooth adapters
iwlegacy-firmware - Firmware for Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 3945(A)BG and 4965AGN adapters
iwlwifi-dvm-firmware - DVM Firmware for Intel(R) Wireless WiFi adapters
iwlwifi-mvm-firmware - MVM Firmware for Intel(R) Wireless WiFi adapters
libertas-firmware - Firmware for Marvell Libertas SD/USB WiFi Network Adapters
mt7xxx-firmware - Firmware for Mediatek 7600/7900 series WiFi/Bluetooth adapters
nxpwireless-firmware - Firmware for NXP WiFi/Bluetooth/UWB adapters
realtek-firmware - Firmware for Realtek WiFi/Bluetooth adapters
tiwilink-firmware - Firmware for Texas Instruments WiFi/Bluetooth adapters
atmel-firmware - Firmware for Atmel at76c50x wireless network chips
zd1211-firmware - Firmware for wireless devices based on zd1211 chipset
---

.Request the required firmware for your hardware:
[source, text]
----
$ sudo rpm-ostree install -y iwlwifi-dvm-firmware --allow-inactive
----

If you don't know what firmware to request you can request
all the wireless firmware available in Fedora.
Please note this approach is sub-optimal as it will add a lot
of uneeded packages on your system.
.Request all available wifi firmware
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$ sudo rpm-ostree install -y --allow-inactive \
atheros-firmware \
b43-fwcutter \
b43-openfwwf \
brcmfmac-firmware \
iwlegacy-firmware \
iwlwifi-dvm-firmware \
iwlwifi-mvm-firmware \
libertas-firmware \
mt7xxx-firmware \
nxpwireless-firmware \
realtek-firmware \
tiwilink-firmware \
atmel-firmware \
bcm283x-firmware \
zd1211-firmware
----

You can now disable the warning with:
[source, text]
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sudo systemctl disable coreos-check-wireless-firmwares.service
----

Then reboot the system.

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