Bug 257361 - Recent hardware notes misdirect users of Intel Wireless 7260
Summary: Recent hardware notes misdirect users of Intel Wireless 7260
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Website (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Many People
Assignee: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks: 278175
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Reported: 2021-07-23 18:47 UTC by devnull
Modified: 2026-02-09 15:59 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description devnull freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-07-23 18:47:52 UTC
These four pages: 

<https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.0R/hardware/#wlan>
<https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.1R/hardware/#wlan>
<https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.2R/hardware/#wlan>
<https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/hardware/#wlan>

– make the following statement: 


[i386, amd64] Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160/7260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac network adapters (iwn(4) driver)


<https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/81442/post-524125>: 

> … must be a typo.

The manual page for iwn(4) makes no mention of 7260. 

The manual page for iwm(4) does mention 7260. 

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At a glance, <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.4R/hardware/#wlan> is probably OK.
Comment 1 Minsoo Choo freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-11-26 14:30:58 UTC
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42775
Comment 2 devnull freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-11-26 07:24:02 UTC
Release candidate 1, at the time of writing, <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/> hardware information: 

- <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/hardware/#wlan> 
  currently lacks a subsection for iwm(4)

- does list three types of 7260 under iwlwifi 👍

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Side note, <https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1h05x48/-/>: 

> Intel® Wireless 7260
Comment 3 Bjoern A. Zeeb freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-11-26 12:54:32 UTC
(In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #2)

> -   currently lacks a subsection for iwm(4)

I noticed that yesterday and am not sure when it was regenerated and based on which template

> - does list three types of 7260 under iwlwifi

That's what Intel calls them in the driver;  see iwlwifi.4 and iwlwififw.4 for details.
Comment 4 devnull freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-11-29 20:43:28 UTC
Re: comment 2

> currently lacks a subsection for iwm(4)

Resolved.
Comment 5 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2026-02-09 15:57:59 UTC
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=d792747bab410d6c5ebfb74e8bc6f512f2575898

commit d792747bab410d6c5ebfb74e8bc6f512f2575898
Author:     Minsoo Choo <minsoochoo0122@proton.me>
AuthorDate: 2026-02-09 15:46:03 +0000
Commit:     Li-Wen Hsu <lwhsu@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-02-09 15:57:41 +0000

    12.x and 13.0 release note: Correct for Intel wireless cards use iwm(4)

    PR:             257361
    Reviewed by:    fernape
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42775

 website/content/en/releases/12.0R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 website/content/en/releases/12.1R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 website/content/en/releases/12.2R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 website/content/en/releases/12.3R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 website/content/en/releases/12.4R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 website/content/en/releases/13.0R/hardware.adoc | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)