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FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook. AI build one for me

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 9/10

Summary

A narrative about using AI to help build a FreeBSD driver for the Broadcom BCM4350 Wi-Fi chip in an old MacBook Pro. The author documents attempts to port brcmfmac via LinuxKPI, then shifts to creating a detailed specification and an AI-assisted development workflow, culminating in a working FreeBSD kernel module for BCM4350 with basic Wi‑Fi functionality, while noting experimental nature and future work.

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