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    WiFi controller not recognized during XCP-NG install

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    • rhkeanR Offline
      rhkean
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      I have recently found myself with too much spare time on my hands (in between jobs at the moment), so I decided it was finally time to experiment with configuring an XCP-ng hypervisor on this spare laptop that I have.

      It's a Lenovo T490s (Core I7, 16B RAM) with an Intel Wireless-AC 9560 wifi controller. The install boot image doesn't appear to recognize the controller, though.

      I know, using wifi for a hypervisor's main network connection is not the most efficient, but how else am I going to experiment while binging old TV shows on my couch. LOL

      Anyhow, can anyone point me to the best way to get this working? Do I need to build the kernel and/or install media from scratch? I can do that, but if there's an easier way, I'd rather start there.

      thanks,
      rob

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      • olivierlambertO Offline
        olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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        Hi!

        That's… an interesting challenge šŸ˜„ Outside the sake of doing science, is there any specific use case? (I'm thinking that Qubes OS might be more legitimate on a laptop than a server distro, but again, if it's just for tinkering, why not). But be advised, Wifi isn't really a good medium for a server thing.

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        • rhkeanR Offline
          rhkean @olivierlambert
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          @olivierlambert

          honestly... it's a "why not?" project. Plus, it will give me hands-on experience with working at the hyper-visor level.

          I don't expect to get great performance out of it, although, I'm curious to see what I do get. LOL

          I just need to get the wifi recognized and configured first. Is build-from-scratch the answer?

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          • olivierlambertO Offline
            olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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            Good question, let's ask @Team-OS-Platform-Release

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