Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 11:32:19 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?Q2FybG9zIExlw7Nu?= <mail@carlosleon.info> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Error in release notes Message-ID: <CAG4BAXvz2jJRq=JTXkK9Y6Z7dAEfedsFgbyBgfN3cYa_6BJY=Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3D8E69EF-0FF0-4A8C-9236-C4EA83B794C4@carlosleon.info> References: <3D8E69EF-0FF0-4A8C-9236-C4EA83B794C4@carlosleon.info>
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--000000000000e2f52a05d7068776 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, there. TLDR: Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac network adapters should point to iwm(4) and not iwn(4) as it=E2=80=99s misleading t= he users. I=E2=80=99ve taken an interest in installing FreeBSD 13.0R and while going = through the Hardware Notes <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/hardware/>; I realized that there possibly is an error in the documentation with regards to the driver for the wireless network interface 7260. The line reads: [i386, amd64] Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac network adapters (iwn(4) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Diwn&sektion=3D4&format=3Dhtml>; driver) Which points the user to the iwn(4) driver. But going through the list of firmwares in that driver, the firmware for 7260 is not present. Checking BSDstats <https://bsdstats.org/bt/devices/class/02/subclass/80.html>; you can see that the Wireless 7260 device shows up under the iwm section and if you look into the iwm(4) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Diwm&sektion=3D4&format=3Dhtml>; documentation, then you can see that 7260 is listed. If you point me in the right direction, I might be able to submit a patch with the correction. Best regards, --=20 Carlos Le=C3=B3n --000000000000e2f52a05d7068776 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he= lvetica,sans-serif">Hello, there.</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div styl= e=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><br></div><div= >TLDR:=C2=A0Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac networ= k adapters should point to iwm(4) and not iwn(4) as it=E2=80=99s misleading= the users.</div><div><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99ve taken an interest in= installing FreeBSD 13.0R and while going through the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https= ://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/hardware/" target=3D"_blank">Hardware Not= es</a>=C2=A0I realized that there possibly is an error in the documentation= with regards to the driver for the wireless network interface 7260.</div><= div>The line reads:</div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none= ;padding:0px"><div><div><p>[i386, amd64] Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7= 260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac network adapters (<a href=3D"https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q= uery=3Diwn&sektion=3D4&format=3Dhtml" target=3D"_blank">iwn(4)</a> driver)</p></div></div></blockquote>Which points the user to the iwn(4) dri= ver. But going through the list of firmwares in that driver, the firmware f= or 7260 is not present.<div>Checking=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://bsdstats.org/b= t/devices/class/02/subclass/80.html" target=3D"_blank">BSDstats</a>=C2=A0yo= u can see that the Wireless 7260 device shows up under the iwm section and = if you look into the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?qu= ery=3Diwm&sektion=3D4&format=3Dhtml" target=3D"_blank">iwm(4)</a>= =C2=A0documentation, then you can see that 7260 is listed.</div><div><div><= br></div></div></div><div>If you point me in the right direction, I might b= e able to submit a patch with the correction.</div><div><br></div><div>Best= regards,</div></div></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature= " data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=3D"#999= 999">Carlos Le=C3=B3n<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000e2f52a05d7068776--
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