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23.\" $FreeBSD$
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25.Dd July 26, 2016
26.Dt IWMFW 4
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm iwmfw
30.Nd "Firmware Module for Intel Wireless 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 iwmfw"
37.Ed
38.Pp
39This will include firmware images for all
40.Xr iwm 4
41devices inside the kernel.
42If you want to pick only the firmware image for your network adapter choose one
43of the following:
44.Bd -ragged -offset indent
45.Cd "device iwm3160fw"
46.Cd "device iwm7260fw"
47.Cd "device iwm7265fw"
48.Cd "device iwm8000Cfw"
49.Ed
50.Pp
51Alternatively, to load the driver as a
52module at boot time, place the following line in
53.Xr loader.conf 5 :
54.Bd -literal -offset indent
55iwm3160fw_load="YES"
56iwm7260fw_load="YES"
57iwm7265fw_load="YES"
58iwm7265Dfw_load="YES"
59iwm8000Cfw_load="YES"
60.Ed
61.Sh DESCRIPTION
62This module provides access to firmware sets for the
63Intel Dual Band Wireless WiFi 3160, 3165, 7260, 7265 and 8260 series of
64IEEE 802.11n/11ac adapters.
65It may be
66statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module.
67.Sh SEE ALSO
68.Xr iwm 4 ,
69.Xr firmware 9
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