Bug#497593: new iwlwifi firmware available
> Hi Matt, > > watchout, the latest firmware are expected to be incompatible with the Wifi > drivers included in Lenny (linux 2.6.26). Ah thanks for the heads up. > This is mentioned in the README file in the firmware distribution (cf. > iwlwifi-3945-ucode-15.28.2.8/README.iwlwifi-3945-ucode). > > For example, the latest 2.6.26 compatible releases are : > iwl3945 : 15.28.1.8 This is slightly newer than the 15.28.1.6 in lenny. > iwl4965 : 228.57.1.21 This is up to date. > Anyway, the package may include later versions of the firmware too : it > would be appreciated by Debian users compiling their own build of Linux > 2.6.18 or later. Yeah that's a good point. (and I think you mean .28, but anything newer really) -- Matt Taggart tagg...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#497593: new iwlwifi firmware available
Hi Matt, watchout, the latest firmware are expected to be incompatible with the Wifi drivers included in Lenny (linux 2.6.26). This is mentioned in the README file in the firmware distribution (cf. iwlwifi-3945-ucode-15.28.2.8/README.iwlwifi-3945-ucode). For example, the latest 2.6.26 compatible releases are : iwl3945 : 15.28.1.8 iwl4965 : 228.57.1.21 Anyway, the package may include later versions of the firmware too : it would be appreciated by Debian users compiling their own build of Linux 2.6.18 or later. Regards, David
Bug#497593: new iwlwifi firmware available
As of December 24, 2008, and according to http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=downloads The latest version for 3945 is 15.28.2.8 The latest version for 4965 is 228.57.2.23 It would be nice to get these updated in the non-free that will freeze with lenny. I know the lenny kernel is frozen and that changing these firmware blobs might introduce risk to people using these devices, I think that because they are non-free the best option is to ship the latest version for use with lenny for the following reasons. * Ensure support for the most and newest devices * Ensure support for new hardware for the longest amount of time before users need to backport or install by hand * Ensure (hopefully) the least number of upstream bugs * If a user running the current version has a problem, they would just be told to try the latest version. Better to provide the latest version by default and if a user has a problem, tell them to try an older version. * Intel has their own QA process, debian shouldn't need to do it for them (especially for firmware and without source) Thanks, -- Matt Taggart tagg...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
