From a16be49be576b2f059a384c895c32ae3bd02b9dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jerry Vonau <jvonau3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:16:16 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] add recording of firmware selection and force wifi_up_down
 false when required

---
 roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
index aaaf06a7e..bd657010b 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
   register: current_client_channel
   when: wifi_up_down and can_be_ap and has_wifi_gateway is defined
 
+- name: Forcing wifi_up_down to False based on firmware selection "24"
+  set_fact:
+    wifi_up_down: False
+  when: rpi3bplus_rpi4_wifi_firmware == "24"
+
 - name: In VM disable LAN - needs local_vars entry to activate
   set_fact:
     iiab_lan_iface: none
@@ -313,6 +318,10 @@
       value: "{{ can_be_ap }}"
     - option: host_country_code_found
       value: "{{ host_country_code }}"
+    - option: firmware_option_1
+      value:  "{{ rpi3bplus_rpi4_wifi_firmware }}"
+    - option: firmware_option_2
+      value:  "{{ rpizerow_rpi3_wifi_firmware }}"
 
 - name: Add 'detected_network' variable 'current_client_channel_found' value if defined, to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file: