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| author |   dim <dim@openbsd.org> | 2006-04-03 09:39:53 +0000 |
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| committer | dim <dim@openbsd.org> | 2006-04-03 09:39:53 +0000 |
| commit | fef25438f44b7d99915a7b69b08439c784554587 (patch) | |
| tree | 7171c4a91873ce38f1240859c998d46410602030 | |
| parent | typo; from tobias stoeckmann (diff) | |
| download | wireguard-openbsd-fef25438f44b7d99915a7b69b08439c784554587.tar.xz wireguard-openbsd-fef25438f44b7d99915a7b69b08439c784554587.zip | |
Clarify the firmware part of the iwi(4) manpage:
- Trim firmware files list to match -current
- Mention URL of prepackaged proper firmware
ok deraadt
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/iwi.4 | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwi.4 b/share/man/man4/iwi.4 index 2767adfd2da..3a144ec1344 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/iwi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/iwi.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: iwi.4,v 1.21 2005/09/19 19:59:07 damien Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: iwi.4,v 1.22 2006/04/03 09:39:53 dim Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2004 .\" Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>. All rights reserved. @@ -181,18 +181,14 @@ Disable WEP encryption. This is the default mode of operation. .El .Sh FILES -The driver needs some firmware files, +The driver needs at least version 3.0 of the following firmware files, which are loaded on demand when the device is attached: .Pp .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact .It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-license -.It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-boot .It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-bss .It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-ibss .It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-monitor -.It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-ucode-bss -.It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-ucode-ibss -.It Pa /etc/firmware/iwi-ucode-monitor .El .Pp These firmware files are not free because Intel refuses to grant @@ -200,9 +196,15 @@ distribution rights without contractual obligations. As a result, even though .Ox includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and -users have to find these files on their own. +users have to download these files on their own. The official person to state your views to about this issue is peter.engelbrecht@intel.com at (858) 391 1857. +.Pp +A prepackaged version of the firmware, designed to be used with +.Xr pkg_add 1 , +can be found at: +.Pp +.Pa http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/iwifw/OpenBSD/iwi-firmware-3.0.tgz .Sh EXAMPLES The following .Xr hostname.if 5 @@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen. .El .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr pkg_add 1 , .Xr arp 4 , .Xr ifmedia 4 , .Xr intro 4 , |