From 82ec5ff3dbf7770590ed68fe197a9ac6ceb04827 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Smith Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 10:23:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add recommendation to broadcom-sta users to stay with Linux LTS. * nongnu/packages/linux.scm (broadcom-sta): Added recommendation to the end of the description. * README.org (Broadcom Wireless): Added recommendation to Broadcom Wireless section. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brielmaier --- README.org | 3 ++- nongnu/packages/linux.scm | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 11fb6f3..919e4b8 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ is exactly equivalent to: Some Broadcom wireless hardware requires a proprietary kernel module in addition to firmware. To use such hardware you will also need to add a service -to load that module on boot, and blacklist conflicting kernel modules: +to load that module on boot, blacklist conflicting kernel modules, and while not +required, it is recommended to stay with Linux LTS releases: #+BEGIN_SRC scheme (use-modules (nongnu packages linux)) diff --git a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm index a6bdfe0..9ac3d88 100644 --- a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -618,7 +618,10 @@ Linux device driver for the following chipsets: @item BCM4331 @item BCM4352 @item BCM4360 -@end itemize") +@end itemize + +It is recommended that anyone who uses this package stays with Linux LTS +releases.") (license (nonfree "https://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11")))) (define-public broadcom-bt-firmware