Time consumung: installing and updating new software or kernels..? [Solved]

[Adrian]

If you want to include wl (broadcom-sta-dkms) you'll have to handle that one a bit differently.
And IIRC, MX-21 also had rtl8814au-dkms (8814au) and rtl8821cu (8821cu) installed.

I'm not sure, should I deal with broadcom-sta-dkms, I don't remember it taking a long time to build, most of the issues are with Realtek drivers, I would also have to rename the button to something more general but "Remove unused WiFi drivers"?
What would I grep for "wl"? I also worried that there might be some other modules that contain the "wl" string...

[dolphin_oracle]

If you want to include wl (broadcom-sta-dkms) you'll have to handle that one a bit differently.
And IIRC, MX-21 also had rtl8814au-dkms (8814au) and rtl8821cu (8821cu) installed.

I'm not sure, should I deal with broadcom-sta-dkms, I don't remember it taking a long time to build, most of the issues are with Realtek drivers, I would also have to rename the button to something more general but "Remove unused WiFi drivers"?
What would I grep for "wl"? I also worried that there might be some other modules that contain the "wl" string...

it would need to regrex the whole work, not just wl, as yes, there are several "wl*" modules.

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lsmod |grep -w ^wl

[Adrian]

OK, added d rtl8814au-dkms, rtl8821cu, and broadcom-sta-dkms and change the button name to "Remove unused WiFi drivers"

New build here: https://build.opensuse.org/projects/hom ... 2/binaries

[dolphin_oracle]

OK, added d rtl8814au-dkms, rtl8821cu, and broadcom-sta-dkms and change the button name to "Remove unused WiFi drivers"

New build here: https://build.opensuse.org/projects/hom ... 2/binaries

does what it says on the box.

even though my wifi is intel, wl is apparently still in use by the bluetooth, and since the module was loaded it was not picked up. which is good.

[Adrian]

Unless somebody finds some fault with this, @timkb4cq, mx-cleanup should be good for update.

[timkb4cq]

Will do.
One suggestion though. There should be a warning that any wifi adapter not currently plugged in could have its driver removed.

[Charlie Brown]

... any wifi adapter not currently plugged in could have its driver removed.

Good catch .

[oops]

... Yes, or "Please, Plug all your WiFi devices first".

[MXRobo]

Received update already, tried it, but I removed the dkms previously. - - - - - ++EDIT- wifi is intel.

[Charlie Brown]

... tried it, but I removed the dkms previously.

Me, too :)

But it's successful cause it didn't touch to (even not listed) wl (Broadcom-sta in use here) .