Difference between revisions of "Iwlwifi"
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| − | Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers for Linux, or '''iwlwifi''', which provides official, Open support for wireless Intel adapters. Initially, it only supported [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]] and [[Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]. | + | Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers for Linux, or '''iwlwifi''', which provides official, Open support for wireless Intel adapters. Initially, it only supported [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]] and [[Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]. The driver works out of the box '''with''' a hardware firmware replacement. Full documentation and source is available on this newer driver. |
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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
| − | + | The iwl3945 driver <!-- already works to some extend but it still in early stage --> was integrated into Linux-2.6.24<!-- at least? Maybe as early as 2.6.22 or 2.6.23. Unable to find documentation to verify. -->. | |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://intellinuxwireless.org/ Official website] | * [http://intellinuxwireless.org/ Official website] | ||
Revision as of 05:38, 27 February 2008
Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers for Linux, or iwlwifi, which provides official, Open support for wireless Intel adapters. Initially, it only supported Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter and Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter. The driver works out of the box with a hardware firmware replacement. Full documentation and source is available on this newer driver.
Notes
The previous Intel Wifi driver was named "ipw".
Availability
The iwl3945 driver was integrated into Linux-2.6.24.
