From 13c88e0dff89bfdda5a02c647653cce37b083e16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ahmed Abdelhalim <pm@a14m.dev>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:23:55 +0100
Subject: Fix Mac installs

Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MacBookPro9,x#Wireless
The Claude.ai suggested setup was not needed at all.
It's sufficient to remove the conflicting kernel modules (b43) and
just reload the module wl!
---
 archlinux.md | 50 +++++++-------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

(limited to 'archlinux.md')

diff --git a/archlinux.md b/archlinux.md
index 14acf3e..98df00b 100644
--- a/archlinux.md
+++ b/archlinux.md
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@
 - Create bootable image from iso `sudo dd if=/path/to/image.iso of=/dev/diskX bs=4M status=progress`
 - Boot the `archiso` live image from a bootable USB.
 - Set root password (which will be asked to run the install playbook).
-
-## Generic Machine
-
+- Reload `boradcom-wl` module on Mac.
 - Connect to wireless network (if not connected via LAN).
 - `cp host_vars/archiso.local.example host_vars/archiso.local`
-- Update the `host_vars/archiso.local` file
-- Run the playbook on the ansible controller
+- Update the `host_vars/archiso.local` file.
+- Run the playbook on the ansible controller.
 
-**Example:**
+**Generic Example:**
 
 ```bash
 hostnamectl set-hostname archiso.local
@@ -23,48 +21,14 @@ iwctl --passphrase <PASSPHRASE> station wlan0 connect <SSID>
 dhcpcd wlan0
 ```
 
-## MacBookPro 2012 (without WIFI)
-
-- On another machine, download the matching broadcom-wl package (using `scripts/get-broadcom-wl.sh`)
-- Copy broadcom-wl package to a FAT32 USB drive
-- Remove conflicting kernel modules (`brcmfmac brcmutil b43 ssb bcma wl`)
-- Load the `broadcom-wl` driver from USB
-- Connect to wireless network
-- `cp host_vars/mac-archiso.local.example host_vars/mac-archiso.local`
-- Update the `host_vars/mac-archiso.local` file
-- Run the playbook on the ansible controller
-
-**Example:**
-
-To download the correct `broadcom-wl` driver use the following:
+**Mac Example:**
 
 ```bash
-# On the mac machine without the wifi driver
-uname -r
-
-# On a machine with working internet connection
-scripts/get-broadcom-wl.sh <KERNEL>
-cp broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-<REV>-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst /mnt/sdX
-```
-
-```bash
-# On the mac machine without the wifi driver
 hostnamectl set-hostname mac-archiso.local
 passwd
-
-lsblk
-mkdir -p /mnt/usb && mount /dev/sdX /mnt/usb
-cd /tmp
-bsdtar -xf /mnt/usb/broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-<REV>-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
-
-# Fix loading the driver
-rmmod brcmfmac brcmutil b43 ssb bcma wl
-insmod usr/lib/modules/<KERNEL>/extramodules/wl.ko.zst
-# rmmod bcma if needed because it was auto-reloaded
-
-rfkill unblock all
+rmmod b43 ssb bcma wl
+modprobe wl
 ip link
-
 iwctl --passphrase <PASSPHRASE> station wlan0 connect <SSID>
 dhcpcd wlan0
 ```
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