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Date:      Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:14:42 +0100
From:      fabian gast <fgast@only640k.org>
To:        Vladimir Grebenschikov <vova@sw.ru>
Cc:        current <current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-net <net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: something wrong with either port net/iwi-firmare or iwi driver in tree on current
Message-ID:  <20051208141442.GA12414@only640k.org>
In-Reply-To: <1134035121.1229.22.camel@localhost>
References:  <1134035121.1229.22.camel@localhost>

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Hi!=20

On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 12:45:21PM +0300, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
> Hi
>=20
> It is happens on fresh 7-CURRENT.
>=20
> $ man 4 iwi
>=20
> ...
>      This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work.
> You need
>      to install the net/iwi-firmware port before ifconfig(8) will work
> ...
>=20

i had the same here.=20
i just created /boot/firmeware and copied the firmware-files to it and iwi=
=20
worked without iwicontrol.

the firmware-path is specified in sys/dev/iwi/if_iwi.c

fgast@hagbard:\> pwd
/usr/src/sys/dev/iwi
fgast@hagbard:\> grep -n  boot/firmware *
if_iwi.c:2563:  snprintf(path, sizeof path, "/boot/firmware/%s.fw", name);


hth.

fabian=20

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