iwmfw — Firmware Module for Intel Wireless driver
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Description
This module provides access to firmware sets for the Intel Dual Band Wireless WiFi 3160, 3165, 3168,
7260, 7265, 8000, 8260, 8265, 9000 and 9260 series of IEEE 802.11n/11ac adapters. It may be statically
linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module.
Name
iwmfw — Firmware Module for Intel Wireless driver
See Also
iwm(4), firmware(9) Debian June 28, 2020 IWMFW(4)
Synopsis
To compile this module into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
deviceiwmfw
This will include firmware images for all iwm(4) devices inside the kernel. If you want to pick only the
firmware image for your network adapter choose one of the following:
deviceiwm3160fwdeviceiwm3168fwdeviceiwm7260fwdeviceiwm7265fwdeviceiwm8000Cfwdeviceiwm8265fwdeviceiwm9000fwdeviceiwm9260fw
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place one of the following lines in
loader.conf(5):
iwm3160fw_load="YES"
iwm3168fw_load="YES"
iwm7260fw_load="YES"
iwm7265fw_load="YES"
iwm7265Dfw_load="YES"
iwm8000Cfw_load="YES"
iwm8265fw_load="YES"
iwm9000fw_load="YES"
iwm9260fw_load="YES"
