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iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader

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iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader

Despite being discouraged in the man page already, people are trying
to load the driver(s) from loader. Now that the drivers are on
module_blacklist="" simply state that it is not possible.
If someone wants anyway they can figure out how to remove it from there,
load the driver, and loader the firmware file(s) upfront.

Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation (iwlwifi)
PR: 287480
Reviewed by: pauamma_gundo.com
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50816

(cherry picked from commit eb8a794662d2e694a99f927d7161b6efffdd295d)

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bzAuthored on Jun 12 2025, 3:01 PM
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pauamma_gundo.com
Differential Revision
D50816: iwlwifi.4/rtw88.4/rtw89.4: adjust note about loading from loader
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rGca8d1e4f2d4d: iwlwifi.4: add a note on how to bootstrap firmware files
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