OTUSFW(4)

💖 OTUSFW 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for otusfw — that's the Firmware Module for AR9170 driver, living its best life in the Kernel Interfaces Manual (section 4, iykyk). no cap, it's short and sweet and it's giving "small but crucial" 💅

✨ NAME ✨

otusfw — Firmware Module for AR9170 driver 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

so like, you got two ways to do this and both are valid, periodt.

💫 Option 1: compile it straight into the kernel

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

device otusfw

this will include the firmware image, AR9170, inside the kernel. then otus(4) will load the image into the chip. slay. 🔥

💫 Option 2: load it as a module at boot time

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

otusfw_init_load="YES"
otusfw_main_load="YES"

look at you, doing the boot-time thing. main character energy fr fr 👑

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

this module provides the firmware for the Atheros AR9170 based USB WiFi adapters. that's it. that's the whole job. and it ate. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• otus(4)
• firmware(9)

mwah 💋 this page came from the Debian crew, dated September 25, 2015 — yeah it's an elder but it's still iconic, don't @ me. go forth and get your AR9170 chip fed 🍓✨