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23.\" $FreeBSD$
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25.Dd January 14, 2010
26.Dt IWIFW 4
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm iwifw
30.Nd "Firmware Module for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG driver"
31.Sh SYNOPSIS
32To compile this module into the kernel,
33place the following line in your
34kernel configuration file:
35.Bd -ragged -offset indent
36.Cd "device iwifw"
37.Ed
38.Pp
39This will include three firmware images inside the kernel.
40If you want to pick only the firmware image for the mode you want to operate
41your network adapter in choose one of the following:
42.Bd -ragged -offset indent
43.Cd "device iwibssfw"
44.Cd "device iwiibssfw"
45.Cd "device iwimonitorfw"
46.Ed
47.Pp
48Alternatively, to load the driver as a
49module at boot time, place the following lines in
50.Xr loader.conf 5 :
51.Bd -literal -offset indent
52iwi_bss_load="YES"
53iwi_ibss_load="YES"
54iwi_monitor_load="YES"
55.Ed
56.Sh DESCRIPTION
57This module provides access to firmware sets for the
58Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG series of IEEE 802.11 adapters.
59It may be statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module.
60.Pp
61For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at
62.Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/LICENSE
63must be agreed to by adding the following line to
64.Xr loader.conf 5 :
65.Pp
66.Dl "legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1"
67.Sh FILES
68.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/LICENSE" -compact
69.It Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/LICENSE
70.Nm
71firmware license
72.El
73.Sh SEE ALSO
74.Xr iwi 4 ,
75.Xr firmware 9
76