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- Remove 'if_rtwn_load="YES"' line from loader.conf; the module was renamed in r319733 + it will be loaded automatically as a dependency. - Move new sentence to new line. - Add short description for dev.rtwn.%d.rx_buf_size tunable.
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.\" $OpenBSD: rtwn.4,v 1.2 2015/07/09 11:28:53 stsp Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>
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.\" Copyright (c) 2015 Stefan Sperling <stsp@openbsd.org>
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.\" Copyright (c) 2016 Andriy Voskoboinyk <avos@freebsd.org>
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.\"
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.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
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.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
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.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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.\"
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.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
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.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
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.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
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.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
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.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
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.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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.\"
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd July 31, 2017
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.Dt RTWN 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm rtwn
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.Nd Realtek IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "options RTWN_DEBUG"
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.Cd "options RTWN_WITHOUT_UCODE"
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.Pp
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device rtwn"
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.Cd "device rtwnfw"
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.Cd "device rtwn_usb"
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.Cd "device rtwn_pci"
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.Cd "device wlan"
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.Cd "device firmware"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place following lines in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if_rtwn_pci_load="YES"
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if_rtwn_usb_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for wireless network devices based on
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the Realtek RTL8192C, RTL8188E, RTL8192E, RTL8812A and RTL8821A
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programming APIs.
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These APIs are used by a wide variety of chips;
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most chips with USB and some with PCI interface are supported.
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.Pp
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To enable use for PCI/PCIe systems, see the rtwn_pci(4) driver;
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for USB devices, use the rtwn_usb(4) driver.
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.Pp
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The driver supports
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.Cm station ,
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.Cm adhoc ,
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.Cm hostap
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and
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.Cm monitor
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mode operation.
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There are no limitations for number of
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.Cm monitor
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mode
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virtual interfaces; in addition to any other virtual interface
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one
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.Cm station
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interface can be added (Note: RTL8821AU supports two non-monitor
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mode interfaces at the same time).
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.Pp
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All chips have hardware support for WEP, AES-CCM and TKIP encryption.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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driver can be configured at runtime with
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE" -compact
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.It Pa /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE
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.Nm
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firmware license
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.El
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.Pp
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The driver (if not compiled with
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.Cd options RTWN_WITHOUT_UCODE
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) may use following firmware files, which are loaded
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when an interface is brought up:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8188eufw.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192cfwE_B.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192cfwE.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192cfwT.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192cfwU.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192eufw.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8812aufw.ko
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.It Pa /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8821aufw.ko
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.El
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev rtwn0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
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netmask 0xffffff00
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join a specific BSS network with network name
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.Dq Li my_net :
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.Pp
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.Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev rtwn0 ssid my_net up"
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.Pp
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Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev rtwn0 ssid my_net \e
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wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Create an IBSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption on the channel 4:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan create wlandev rtwn0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
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wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1 \e
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channel 4
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Join/create an 802.11b IBSS network with network name
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.Dq Li my_net :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev rtwn0 wlanmode adhoc
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ifconfig wlan0 inet 192.168.0.22 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_net \e
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mode 11b
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Create a host-based access point:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev rtwn0 wlanmode hostap
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ifconfig wlan0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap
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.Ed
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.Sh LOADER TUNABLES
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Tunables can be set at the
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.Xr loader 8
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prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 .
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Va dev.rtwn.%d.hwcrypto
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This tunable controls how key slots are assigned:
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.br
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0 - disable h/w crypto support. Features that require access
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to frame contents (e.g., TCP/UDP/IP Rx checksum validation)
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will not work;
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.br
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1 - use h/w crypto support for pairwise keys only;
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.br
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2 - use h/w crypto support for all keys; may not work for
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multi-vap configurations.
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.br
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By default it is set to 1.
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.It Va dev.rtwn.%d.ratectl
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This tunable switches between rate control implementations:
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.br
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0 - no rate control;
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.br
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1 - driver sends 'tx complete' reports to net80211; algorithm
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is controlled via net80211;
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.br
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2 - firmware-based rate control.
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.br
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By default it is set to 1; however driver may choose another
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algorithm in case if it is not implemented
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.br
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Currently selected algorithm is reported via
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.Em Va dev.rtwn.%d.ratectl_selected
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read-only OID.
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.It Va dev.rtwn.%d.rx_buf_size
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(USB only) Controls size of temporary Rx buffer; smaller buffer size
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may increase number of interrupts.
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.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It "rtwn%d: could not read efuse byte at address 0x%x"
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.It "rtwn%d: %s: cannot read rom, error %d"
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There was an error while reading ROM; device attach will be aborted.
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This should not happen.
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.It "rtwn%d: failed loadfirmware of file %s"
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For some reason, the driver was unable to read the microcode file from the
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filesystem.
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The file might be missing or corrupted.
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The driver will disable firmware-dependent features.
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.It "rtwn%d: wrong firmware size (%zu)"
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.It "rtwn%d: %s: failed to upload firmware %s (error %d)"
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.It "rtwn%d: timeout waiting for firmware readiness"
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Firmware upload failed; the file might be corrupted.
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The driver will disable firmware-dependent features.
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This should not happen.
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.It "rtwn%d: device timeout"
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A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmission did not complete in time.
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The driver will reset the hardware.
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This should not happen.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr netintro 4 ,
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.Xr rtwn_pci 4 ,
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.Xr rtwn_usb 4 ,
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.Xr rtwnfw 4 ,
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.Xr wlan 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_amrr 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_tkip 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
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.Xr wlan_xauth 4 ,
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.Xr hostapd 8 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
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.Xr wpa_supplicant 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Cm urtwn
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driver first appeared in
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.Ox 4.9
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and
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.Fx 10.0 ;
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the
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Ox 5.8 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Nm
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driver was initially written by
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.An -nosplit
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.An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
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and ported by
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.An Kevin Lo Aq Mt kevlo@freebsd.org .
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It was based on the
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.Cm urtwn
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driver written by
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.An Damien Bergamini Aq Mt damien.bergamini@free.fr .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Nm
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driver currently does not implement firmware-based rate control.
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