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On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Radoje Stojisic |
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<radoje.stojisic@××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Hello everyone, |
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> I've installed Gentoo on my ThinkPad T460p couple of times. For some reason |
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> I can't get the WiFi working. I did the installation with SystemRescueCD |
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> because I needed working WiFi for the install. |
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> So here comes the question: |
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> I've installed the Genkernel. Does Genkernel enables the iwlwifi driver |
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> automatically? Or do I need the modify the kernel on my own? I've installed |
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> Gentoo with KDE. iwconfig showed no wifi interface. |
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> Thanks for any advice. |
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> Greetings |
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> -Radi |
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As already pointed out, this driver does require firmware to run. See below. |
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drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig:1,31 |
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config IWLWIFI |
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tristate "Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - |
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Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi) " |
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depends on PCI && MAC80211 && HAS_IOMEM |
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select FW_LOADER |
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---help--- |
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Select to build the driver supporting the: |
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Intel Wireless WiFi Link Next-Gen AGN |
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This option enables support for use with the following hardware: |
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Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6250AGN Adapter |
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Intel 6000 Series Wi-Fi Adapters (6200AGN and 6300AGN) |
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Intel WiFi Link 1000BGN |
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Intel Wireless WiFi 5150AGN |
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Intel Wireless WiFi 5100AGN, 5300AGN, and 5350AGN |
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Intel 6005 Series Wi-Fi Adapters |
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Intel 6030 Series Wi-Fi Adapters |
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Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6150BGN 2 Adapter |
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Intel 100 Series Wi-Fi Adapters (100BGN and 130BGN) |
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Intel 2000 Series Wi-Fi Adapters |
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Intel 7260 Wi-Fi Adapter |
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Intel 3160 Wi-Fi Adapter |
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Intel 7265 Wi-Fi Adapter |
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Intel 8260 Wi-Fi Adapter |
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Intel 3165 Wi-Fi Adapter |
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This driver uses the kernel's mac80211 subsystem. |
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In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware |
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image for it. |
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Also, see this Gentoo wiki article for instructions on how to set up |
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your driver: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Iwlwifi |
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