ipw_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf

demux

Hi!

module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_bss_fw, 0xffffffff807475a0, 0) error 1
ipw_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
ipw_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE.

Set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in loader.conf.local, but setting is ignored.

Did not see this before upgrade to 2.7.2 (does not mean it was not there before ;-)).
Is it new? What does it mean? I believe, I don't have to set it, right?

Cheers!
demux

demux

@demux
Hahaha!

This post from 2011:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/36726/kernel-ipw_bss-you-need-to-read-the-license-file-in-usr-share-doc-legal-intel/4

OP said: "I do not recall seeing this in the system logs before."
I agree!

Just ignore the message, no Intel Wifi.

stephenw10

Adding those lines to the file works as expected here:

[2.7.2-RELEASE][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root: cat /boot/loader.conf.local
#boot_verbose="YES"
legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1
legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1
[2.7.2-RELEASE][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root: cat /var/log/dmesg.boot | grep license_ack
[2.7.2-RELEASE][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root:

demux

@stephenw10
OK, I had a typo. Not egal but legal.
My eyes, not 23 anymore