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23.\" $FreeBSD$
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25.Dd June 9, 2009
26.Dt MWLFW 4
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm mwlfw
30.Nd "Firmware Module for Marvell 88W8363 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 mwlfw"
37.Ed
38.Pp
39Alternatively, to load the driver as a
40module at boot time, place the following line in
41.Xr loader.conf 5 :
42.Bd -literal -offset indent
43mwlfw_load="YES"
44.Ed
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46This module provides access to firmware sets for the
47Marvell 88W8363 IEEE 802.11n wireless adapters.
48It may be
49statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module.
50.Sh SEE ALSO
51.Xr mwl 4 ,
52.Xr firmware 9
53