On sam, 2009-10-10 at 23:05 +0200, Wouter Cloetens wrote:
> Package: firmware-iwlwifi
> Version: 0.18
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> 
> Firmware iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode version 228.61.2.24 in firmware-iwlwifi 0.18
> renders the wlan interface unusable. After a couple of minutes, the
> following message appears in syslog:
> 
>  iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected.  Restarting 0x82000000.
> 
> .... after which no packets can be sent, though the interface appears up.
> Simply restarting the interface brings it up again.
> 
> Downgrading to 0.17 with firmware 228.57.2.23 solves the problem for me.
> However, since 0.18 is already in squeeze, that version was hard to track
> down. I found it in lenny-backports ultimately:
> 
>  
> http://www.backports.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-iwlwifi_0.17~bpo50+1_all.deb
> 
> Googling this problem turns up hits in every distribution imaginable.
> Other Debian bugs that are possibly related are 546213 and 548749.
> Allegedly Ubunty Karmic Koala fixes the problem, however, package
> linux-firmware_1.21_all.deb also contains 228.61.2.24. A combination of
> kernel driver and firmware version perhaps?
> 
> Intel seems unaware of the problem. 228.61.2.24 is still the latest version
> on:
>  http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=downloads
> 
> This is very serious. Please revert to the older microcode version.
> 
> More information about my environment:
> Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN. (ThinkPad R61, 802.11n draft WPA2 AP).
> >From lspci:
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN 
> [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
> 
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:"<censored>"  
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: <censored>
>           Bit Rate=54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
>           Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=48/70  Signal level=-62 dBm  Noise level=-91 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 

I'm on the same card, on a T61, and it works fine (but I don't connect
to a 802.11n AP so maybe it's related)

-- 
Yves-Alexis

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