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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers how to do firmware update Post 302079463 by Ebbi on Monday 10th of July 2006 03:36:03 PM
Old 07-10-2006
First check the model number and firmware revision of the device.
Then see if there are updates available - and if these are necessary.
By the way, IBM calls it "microcode" instead of firmware or BIOS.
You can find updates here:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/firmware/gjsn
 

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IPWFW(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						  IPWFW(4)

NAME
ipwfw -- Firmware Module for Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 driver SYNOPSIS
To compile this module into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file: device ipwfw This will include three firmware images inside the kernel. If you want to pick only the firmware image for the mode you want to operate your network adapter in choose one of the following: device ipwbssfw device ipwibssfw device ipwmonitorfw Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in loader.conf(5): ipw_bss_load="YES" ipw_ibss_load="YES" ipw_monitor_load="YES" DESCRIPTION
This module provides access to firmware sets for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 series of IEEE 802.11 adapters. It may be statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module. For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE must be agreed to by adding the following line to loader.conf(5): legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 FILES
/usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE ipwfw firmware license SEE ALSO
ipw(4), firmware(9) BSD
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