Release the Apple WiFi help guide.

content/posts/tech/apple-debian-wireless-issues.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-draft: true
+title: "Apple Wireless Card Issues on Debian 13"
-title: "Apple Wireless Card Issues on Debian Trixie"
 subtitle: ""
 author: Hyperling
 date: "2025-11-19T13:00:00-07:00"
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ tags:
    - modprobe
    - lsmod
    - lspci
+   - debian
+   - trixie
 series:
    - sysadmin
 categories:
@@ -45,23 +46,22 @@ broadcom-sta-source/stable 6.30.223.271-26 amd64
 
 I do not have experience with other Mac devices, the Debian wiki and forums are your best bet if this article does not apply to you.
 
-{{< external-link "Debian Wiki: Macbook Wireless" "https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless" >}}
+- {{< external-link "Debian Wiki: Macbook Wireless" "https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless" >}}
 
 ## Introduction -- Define the Problem
 
-If your wireless card is no longer being recognized on a Debian device, ensure the latest version of the Linux kernal came with its headers.
+If your wireless card is no longer being recognized on a Debian device, ensure the latest version of the Linux kernel came with its headers.
 
-I'm not sure why this happened, but it was when the kernel version jumped from `6.12.41` to `6.12.43` that its symptoms showed up. I had already migrated from Bookworm to Trixie and thought I had went through a few kernel updates since then without issues.
+I'm not sure why this happened, but it was when the kernel version jumped from `6.12.41` to `6.12.43` that its symptoms showed up. I had already migrated from Bookworm to Trixie and thought I had went through a few kernel updates since then without issues, but wasn't sure.
 
-Later versions such as `6.12.48` and `6.12.57` continued to get pulled and I'd try them before having to reboot back to `6.12.41`. While booten into the newer kernel versions `/sbin/iwconfig` would show no wireless network and GNOME didn't have a Wi-Fi button listed in the Settings app nor its system menu. Then I tried this:
+Later versions such as `6.12.48` and `6.12.57` continued to get pulled and I'd try them before having to reboot back to `6.12.41`. While booted into the newer kernel versions `/sbin/iwconfig` would show no wireless network and GNOME didn't have a Wi-Fi button listed in the Settings app nor its system menu. Then I tried this:
 
 ```
 $ sudo modprobe wl
 modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found in directory /lib/modules/6.12.57+deb13-amd64
-$
 ```
 
-After realizing that the wl module wasn't being loaded I thought maybe there was a packaging issue. I was confused since it said it was not found, even though I knew it was installed since it was still working if I booted to the older installed kernel versions. I saw no error when the new versions were being installed, either. And thus began my discovery...
+After realizing that the `wl` module wasn't being loaded I thought maybe there was a packaging issue. I was confused since it said it was not found, even though I knew it was installed since it was still working if I booted to the older installed kernel versions. I saw no error when the new versions were being installed, either. And thus began my discovery...
 
 ## Solution -- Install Headers Automagically
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Ubuntu provides the packages `linux-image-generic` and `linux headers-generic`.
 sudo apt install linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 --reinstall
 ```
 
-Some sources say that Debian has no generic/meta package for the kernel and its headers. I can't find any information as to the release date of these to confirm/deny that claim.
+Some sources say that Debian has no generic/meta package for the kernel and its headers. I can't find any information as to the release date of these to confirm or deny that claim.
 
-I'm just glad they work to now keep the headers installed automatically!
+I'm just glad they work to now keep the headers installed automatically! I've since added the packages to my provisioning setup.
 
 ## Still Not Working?