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Re: Information about modules

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Hi,

On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 22:59:12 +0100
Datasmurf <datasmurf@mail.ru> wrote:

> Hello List,
> 
> just a few moments ago I turned off the blinking of the wifi led on my
> T61. I did that because I found a website[1] that told me how I have to
> do that. I was wondering where else <offline> I could find information
> like that? With FreeBSD I can always type in command line something like
> 
> man driver_name
> 
> and it shows me all the knobs and switches of that kernel module. Does
> Debian/Linux also provide that kind of information on the system?
 
modinfo is your friend, e.g.

$ /sbin/modinfo iwlwifi | grep parm
parm:           swcrypto:using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware]) (int)
parm:           11n_disable:disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: disable agg TX, 4: disable agg RX, 8 enable agg TX (uint)
parm:           amsdu_size_8K:enable 8K amsdu size (default 0) (int)
parm:           fw_restart:restart firmware in case of error (default true) (bool)
parm:           antenna_coupling:specify antenna coupling in dB (default: 0 dB) (int)
parm:           nvm_file:NVM file name (charp)
parm:           d0i3_disable:disable d0i3 functionality (default: Y) (bool)
parm:           lar_disable:disable LAR functionality (default: N) (bool)
parm:           uapsd_disable:disable U-APSD functionality (default: Y) (bool)
parm:           bt_coex_active:enable wifi/bt co-exist (default: enable) (bool)
parm:           led_mode:0=system default, 1=On(RF On)/Off(RF Off), 2=blinking, 3=Off (default: 0) (int)
parm:           power_save:enable WiFi power management (default: disable) (bool)
parm:           power_level:default power save level (range from 1 - 5, default: 1) (int)
parm:           fw_monitor:firmware monitor - to debug FW (default: false - needs lots of memory) (bool)

Regards

Michael

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