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moby: add the RTL8723CS wifi driver

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it works! bluetooth still needs debugging.
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colin 2022-08-08 02:18:08 -07:00
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{ config, pkgs, mobile-nixos, ... }:
{ config, pkgs, lib, mobile-nixos, ... }:
{
imports = [
# (import "${mobile-nixos}/lib/configuration.nix" {
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sane.impermanence.enable = true;
sane.gui.phosh.enable = true;
# pinephone uses the linux dtb at arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pinephone.dtsi
# - this includes sun50i-a64.dtsi
# - and sun50i-a64-cpu-opp.dtsi
# - no need to touch the allwinner-h6 stuff: that's the SBC pine product
# - i think it's safe to ignore sun9i stuff, but i don't know what it is
boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_5_18;
boot.kernelPatches =
let
# use the last commit on the 5.18 branch (5.18.14)
# manjaro's changes between kernel patch versions tend to be minimal if any.
manjaroBase = "https://gitlab.manjaro.org/manjaro-arm/packages/core/linux/-/raw/25bd828cd47b1c6e09fcbcf394a649b89d2876dd";
manjaroPatch = name: sha256: {
inherit name;
patch = pkgs.fetchpatch {
inherit name;
url = "${manjaroBase}/${name}?inline=false";
inherit sha256;
};
};
in [
# the idea for patching off Manjaro's kernel comes from jakewaksbaum:
# - https://git.sr.ht/~jakewaksbaum/pi/tree/af20aae5653545d6e67a459b59ee3e1ca8a680b0/item/kernel/default.nix
# - he later abandoned this, i think because he's using the Pinephone Pro which received mainline support.
(manjaroPatch
"1001-arm64-dts-allwinner-add-hdmi-sound-to-pine-devices.patch"
"sha256-DApd791A+AxB28Ven/MVAyuyVphdo8KQDx8O7oxVPnc="
)
# these patches below are critical to enable wifi (RTL8723CS)
# - the alternative is a wholly forked kernel by megi/megous:
# - https://xnux.eu/howtos/build-pinephone-kernel.html#toc-how-to-build-megi-s-pinehpone-kernel
# - i don't know if these patches are based on megi's or original
(manjaroPatch
"2001-Bluetooth-Add-new-quirk-for-broken-local-ext-features.patch"
"sha256-CExhJuUWivegxPdnzKINEsKrMFx/m/1kOZFmlZ2SEOc="
)
(manjaroPatch
"2002-Bluetooth-btrtl-add-support-for-the-RTL8723CS.patch"
"sha256-dDdvOphTcP/Aog93HyH+L9m55laTgtjndPSE4/rnzUA="
)
(manjaroPatch
"2004-arm64-dts-allwinner-enable-bluetooth-pinetab-pinepho.patch"
"sha256-o43P3WzXyHK1PF+Kdter4asuyGAEKO6wf5ixcco2kCQ="
)
# XXX: this one has a Makefile, which hardcodes /sbin/depmod:
# - drivers/staging/rtl8723cs/Makefile
# - not sure if this is problematic?
(manjaroPatch
"2005-staging-add-rtl8723cs-driver.patch"
"sha256-6ywm3dQQ5JYl60CLKarxlSUukwi4QzqctCj3tVgzFbo="
)
{
# defconfig options. this method comes from here:
# - https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-correct-way-to-override-the-latest-kernel-config/533/9
name = "sane-moby-defconfig";
patch = null;
extraStructuredConfig = with lib.kernel; {
CONFIG_RTL8723CS = module;
# maybe: CONFIG_RTL_ODM_WLAN_DRIVER
# maybe: CONFIG_RTL_TRIBAND_SUPPORT
# maybe: CONFIG_SDIO_HCI
# maybe: CONFIG_USB_HCI
# maybe: CONFIG_RTL8XXXU=m
# maybe: CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED=y
};
}
];
boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
# mobile.bootloader.enable = false;