IWIFW(4)

💖 IWIFW 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to iwifw, section 4 of the Kernel Interfaces Manual — she's the Firmware Module for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG driver, and she's literally the backstage pass that makes your wifi card go brrr ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

iwifw — Firmware Module for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG driver 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so if you wanna compile this module straight into the kernel (main character energy, no modules needed), drop this line into your kernel configuration file:

device iwifw

this one includes three firmware images inside the kernel. three!! a whole trio 🫶

but if you're picky (valid) and only want the firmware image for the one mode you're actually running your network adapter in, choose one of these instead:

device iwibssfw
device iwiibssfw
device iwimonitorfw

ORRR alternatively, if you'd rather load the driver as a module at boot time, put these lines in loader.conf(5):

iwi_bss_load="YES"
iwi_ibss_load="YES"
iwi_monitor_load="YES"

not me giving you options because you deserve them 😌

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

this module provides access to firmware sets for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG series of IEEE 802.11 adapters. she can be statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module — your call, bestie, both are iconic 💜

⚠️ but listen, for the loaded firmware to actually be enabled for use, the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE must be agreed to. like, legally agreed. the way you do that is by adding this line to loader.conf(5):

legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1

fr fr, no ack = no wifi. it's giving ✨ legal paperwork ✨ but it's one line, you got this 🎀

🍓 FILES 🍓

• /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE — the iwifw firmware license (yes the one you gotta ack, go read it, it's not scary)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• iwi(4)
• firmware(9)

and that's the whole vibe 💖 this was the iwifw page, sitting pretty in section 4 of the Kernel Interfaces Manual, brought to you by Debian, dated October 15, 2015. slay, ack your license, and go connect to something 🦋✨👑