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31 .Nd "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11 driver"
33 To compile this driver into the kernel,
34 include the following lines in your
35 kernel configuration file:
36 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
44 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
45 module at boot time, place the following line in
47 .Bd -literal -offset indent
51 In both cases, place the following line in
53 to acknowledge the firmware license (see below):
54 .Bd -literal -offset indent
55 legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1
60 driver provides support for
62 PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG MiniPCI and 2225BG PCI network adapters.
70 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
71 For more information on configuring this device, see
74 This driver requires the firmware built with the
77 For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at
78 .Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE
79 must be agreed by adding the following line to
82 .Dl "legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1"
84 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE" -compact
85 .It Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE
90 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
91 .Bd -literal -offset indent
92 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwi0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
96 Join a specific BSS network with network name
99 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwi0 ssid my_net up"
101 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
102 .Bd -literal -offset indent
103 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwi0 ssid my_net \e
104 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
107 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
108 .Bd -literal -offset indent
109 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwi0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
110 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
114 .It "iwi%d: device timeout"
115 The driver will reset the hardware.
116 This should not happen.
117 .It "iwi%d: firmware error"
118 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
119 The driver will reset the hardware.
120 This should not happen.
121 .It "iwi%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
122 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
123 This should not happen.
124 .It "iwi%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
125 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
130 firmware module is installed and the license agreement
132 tunable has been set.
133 .It "iwi%d: could not load boot firmware"
134 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
136 This should not happen.
137 .It "iwi%d: could not load microcode"
138 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
139 This should not happen.
140 .It "iwi%d: could not load main firmware"
141 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
143 This should not happen.
157 driver was written by
158 .An Damien Bergamini Aq Mt damien.bergamini@free.fr .