Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:13:26 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> To: Nick Hibma <nick@van-laarhoven.org> Cc: kerneljack@kerneljack.com, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems with wireless using iwi drivers Message-ID: <490FAFC6.5010102@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200811032331.14854.nick@van-laarhoven.org> References: <e1e9e88d0811011606n492543f0n1c0b7239c1cf8df3@mail.gmail.com> <200811032331.14854.nick@van-laarhoven.org>
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Nick Hibma wrote:
>> -------------
>> legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1
>> if_iwi_load="YES"
>> wlan_load="YES"
>> firmware_load="YES"
>> iwi_bss_load="YES"
>> iwi_ibss_load="YES"
>> iwi_monitor_load="YES"
>> hw.psm.synaptics_support=1
>> --------------
>>
>
> I don't have any of the iwi_*_load="YES" in my kernel config and it still
> has loaded the firmware alright. Loading 3 different ones looks wrong to
> me.
>
> 100%|nick@hind:/usr/home/nick % kldstat |grep iwi
> 16 1 0xc4088000 30000 iwi_bss.ko
>
> iwi is in the kernel, as is firmware.
>
> Have you installed the iwi-firmware port? I guess you have.
>
>
RELENG_7 and HEAD include all Intel wireless firmware in the base
system. Do not install ports.
iwi automatically loads it's firmware as needed. The firmware is
packaged in modules using firmware(9). These modules must be present in
/boot/kernel or similar for it to find them. I don't believe it's been
necessary to explicitly load them for a long time.
man iwi(4) is out of date and needs to be updated. You need only to
include the iwifw device/module when you build a kernel to get the
required firmware.
Sam
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