Re: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200

[Donald Allen <donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/52411; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Donald Allen <donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 22:28:37 -0400

 This is beginning to feel like a documentation problem. I'm damned if
 I can find anything in the "Guide" or any of the other documentation
 available starting at netbsd.org on how to set up wifi. As I mentioned
 in my original report, there was a /libdata/firmware/iwn file and now
 I find out that despite this, I needed to install a package to obtain
 the firmware? Where is all this documented? Maybe I missed it, but I
 did make an effort to find it and did not.
 
 On 16 July 2017 at 19:35, Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost> wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/52411; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200
 > Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:33:56 -0000 (UTC)
 >
 >  christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas) writes:
 >
 >  >On Jul 16,  7:05pm, donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost (donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost) wrote:
 >  >-- Subject: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N
 >
 >  >IIRC there is a sysctl you need to set that you accept the FW eula before
 >  >it can load.
 >
 >  The firmware is part of the iwn-firmware package that needs to be installed.
 >
 >  --
 >  --
 >                                  Michael van Elst
 >  Internet: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost
 >                                  "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."
 >