RTWNFW(4)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💖 RTWNFW(4) 💖

okay so welcome to RTWNFW(4), straight outta the Kernel Interfaces Manual — this is the page for rtwnfw, aka the Firmware Module for Realtek Wireless driver, and yes bestie it’s giving “small file, big WiFi energy” ✨

✨ NAME ✨

rtwnfw — Firmware Module for Realtek Wireless driver 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

To compile this module into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

device rtwnfw

This will include all firmware images inside the kernel. If you want to pick only the firmware image for your network adapter choose one of the following:

device rtwn-rtl8188eefw
device rtwn-rtl8188eufw
device rtwn-rtl8192cfwE_B
device rtwn-rtl8192cfwE
device rtwn-rtl8192cfwT
device rtwn-rtl8192cfwU
device rtwn-rtl8192eufw
device rtwn-rtl8812aufw
device rtwn-rtl8821aufw

Alternatively, to load all firmware images as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

rtwn-rtl8188eefw_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8188eufw_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8192cfwE_B_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8192cfwE_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8192cfwT_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8192cfwU_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8192eufw_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8812aufw_load="YES"
rtwn-rtl8821aufw_load="YES"

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

rtwn-rtl8192cfwE and rtl8192cfwE_B modules provide access to firmware sets for the Realtek RTL8188CE chip based PCIe adapters. rtwn-rtl8188ee module provides access to firmware sets for the Realtek RTL8188EE chip based PCIe adapters. Other modules provide access to firmware sets for the Realtek RTL8188CUS, RTL8188CE-VAU, RTL8188EUS, RTL8188RU, RTL8192CU, RTL8192EU, RTL8812AU and RTL8821AU chip based USB WiFi adapters. They may be statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a modules.

For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE must be agreed to by adding the following line to loader.conf(5):

legal.realtek.license_ack=1
bestie, this license-ack line is not optional if you want the loaded firmware enabled for use — the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE must be agreed to, periodt 💅

🌸 FILES 🌸

  • /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE — rtwnfw firmware license

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

rtwn(4), firmware(9) — go check those out too, iykyk 👀

mwah 💖 this page is from Debian, dated January 3, 2019 — bye bestie, go get your firmware situation slayed 🫶✨

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