Once you have the firmware loader in place (or if you aren't sure and you just want to try things to see if it works), you need to install the firmware file into the appropriate location. The steps for installing and configuring this are very distribution specific and the tools differ, but distributions have this enabled. In addition to having the firmware_class support in your kernel, you must also have a working userspace infrastructure configured. Even though other OSes might be compatible as well, we do not recommend applying this release on. If it has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix problems, add new functions, or expand existing ones. You can determine if your kernel currently has firmware loader support by looking for the This package contains the files needed for installing the Intel WiFi Link 5100 PROSet/Wireless driver. When you configure the kernel, you can find this option in the following location:
In order to function correctly the driver requires this to be enabled in your kernel. More information can be found under in the Documentation/firmware_class/README file in the kernel source. The driver loads the firmware using the kernel's firmware_class infrastructure. If that doesn't work, or you need newer firmware, read on.? Step 3: Install the required packages (select the option for the OS you are using): Option for Linux Mint. For clarity, here the instructions rewritten here: Installation Steps: Step 1: Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) Step 2: Update the system: sudo apt-get update. Note that many distributions ship the firmware, you could install the “linux-firmware” package or similar. Following the instructions here fixed the problem for me. The firmware necessary to support the devices is distributed separately under the firmware license.
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