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author | Stefan Sperling <stsp@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2024-02-15 15:05:41 +0000 |
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committer | Stefan Sperling <stsp@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2024-02-15 15:05:41 +0000 |
commit | 9f39e34c4c84707094a3cad5904dcef3f332a371 (patch) | |
tree | cd48c718d550210c88fd9f1f1e050de627658890 /share/man | |
parent | cbab1b3d101724f1480410a28bd859ed9571c3af (diff) |
some qwx(4) man page tweaks by me
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/qwx.4 | 55 |
1 files changed, 45 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/qwx.4 b/share/man/man4/qwx.4 index a4ffbc7aa40..ef99aef66e3 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/qwx.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/qwx.4 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: qwx.4,v 1.1 2024/02/15 15:05:18 stsp Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: qwx.4,v 1.2 2024/02/15 15:05:40 stsp Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2022 Martin Pieuchot <mpi@openbsd.org> +.\" Copyright (c) 2024 Stefan Sperling <stsp@openbsd.org> .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above @@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -driver provides support for a wide variety of -Qualcomm Technologies 802.11ax devices. +driver provides support for Qualcomm Technologies QCNFA765 +802.11ax devices. .Pp The .Nm @@ -34,6 +35,30 @@ driver can be configured at runtime with .Xr ifconfig 8 or on boot with .Xr hostname.if 5 . +.Sh FILES +The driver needs the following firmware files, +which are loaded when an interface is brought up: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-amms +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-board-2 +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-m3 +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.0-regdb +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-amms +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-board-2 +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-m3 +.It Pa /etc/firmware/qwx-wcn6855-hw2.1-regdb +.El +.Pp +These firmware files are not free because Qualcomm refuses to grant +distribution rights without contractual obligations. +As a result, even though +.Ox +includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and +users have to download these files on their own. +.Pp +A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using +.Xr fw_update 8 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr arp 4 , .Xr ifmedia 4 , @@ -42,14 +67,24 @@ or on boot with .Xr pci 4 , .Xr hostname.if 5 , .Xr ifconfig 8 +.Sh EXAMPLES +The following example scans for available networks: +.Pp +.Dl # ifconfig qwx0 scan +.Pp +The following +.Xr hostname.if 5 +example configures qwx0 to join network +.Dq mynwid , +using WPA key +.Dq mywpakey , +obtaining an IP address using DHCP: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +join mynwid wpakey mywpakey +inet autoconf +.Ed .Sh HISTORY The .Nm driver first appeared in -.Ox 7.3 . -.Sh AUTHORS -The -.Nm -driver was written by -.An Martin Pieuchot Aq Mt mpi@openbsd.org -based on source code licensed under the BSD released in 2019 for Linux. +.Ox 7.5 . |