Re: About iwn firmware

From: Benjamin Close <Benjamin.Close_at_clearchain.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:54:48 +0930
On 11/07/09 00:11, kevin wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:39 PM, kevin <stringflow_at_gmail.com 
> <mailto:stringflow_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>        I notice iwn's firmware hasn't been updated for a long time.Is
>     there any plan to import newer version iwn firmware ? current
>     version is iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17 in the source tree, while
>     latest version is iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.61.2.24.
>
>     http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads&f=ucodes_4965
>     <http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads&f=ucodes_4965>
>
>
>
>
>
>     Thanks,
>     Kevin
>
> well i test the firmware, I find iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.1.20 works 
> well ,but iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.61.2.24 does not. 
> iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.1.* seems does not compatible with 
> iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.61.2.* .
>
> Sorry for reply myself.

The new firmware required a different loading method. This has not yet 
been implemented.
I've started updating iwn but due to a lack of time haven't got very far.

Cheers,
     Benjamin
Received on Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:48:01 UTC

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