Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
The Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 Series and 5300 is a families of IEEE
802.11a/b/g/Draft-N1 wireless network
adapters that operate in both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz spectra. These
adapters, available
in both PCIe* Mini Card and Half Mini Card form factor
5100 1x2 MIMO up to 300Mbps
5300 3x3 MIMO up to 450Mbps
Note: in 2.6.27-rc3 the MIMO and QoS features are not operational due
to recent changes in MQ. This has probably hit also other wireless
drivers We are working on resolving these issues.
The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
iwlwifi-2.6.git
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
It is based 2.6.26-rc6 wireless-testing kernel.
We will publish compat-wireless that works with this release for easy
back porting to earlier stable kernels.
The driver requires firmware that can be downloaded from
http://intellinuxwireless.org
pci.ids were already sent to http://pciids.sourceforge.net
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8086 Intel Corporation
4232 Wifi Link 5100 Wireless Adapter
8086 1201 5100ABGN Mini Card
8086 1205 5100BG Mini Card
8086 1206 5100ABG Mini Card
8086 1301 5100ABGN Half Mini Card
8086 1305 5100BG Half Mini Card
8086 1306 5100ABG Half Mini Card
8086 1321 5100ABGN Half Mini Card Dell
8086 1326 5100ABG Half Mini Card Dell
4235 Wifi Link 5300 Wireless Adapter
8086 1001 5300ABGN Mini Card
8086 1101 5300ABGN Half Mini Card
8086 1121 5300ABGN Half Mini Card Dell
4236 Wifi Link 5300 Wireless Adapter
8086 1011 5300ABGN Mini Card Lenovo
4237 Wifi Link 5100 Wireless Adapter
8086 1211 5100ABGN Mini Card Lenovo
8086 1216 5100ABG Mini Card Lenovo
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Tomas
On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
>
...
> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
> iwlwifi-2.6.git
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
it doesn't seem to work:
iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks
iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
iwlagn: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
phy7: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
iwlagn: START_ALIVE timeout after 4000ms.
I have the microcode in /lib/firmware, and the kernel/driver source is
the latest from iwlwifi-2.6.git. What else should I provide for
debugging?
On 21:09 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 16:03 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> >> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> >> >>> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
> >> >>> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
> >> >>>
> >> >> ...
> >> >>> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
> >> >>> iwlwifi-2.6.git
> >> >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
> >> >>
> >> >> This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
> >> >> it doesn't seem to work:
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Can you send me the exact laptop type?
> >> Thanks
> >
> > It's a Sager NP5796 (Clevo M570TU).
> >
>
> >git-checkout -b iwl5000 origin/iwl5000
> Tomas
OK, that gave me very different kernel/driver versions.
uname -r: 2.6.26-rc6-iwl-2.3.5-wl
dmesg:
iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 2.3.5ks
iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:07:00.0 to 64
iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
iwlagn: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
input: 5300AGN as /class/input/input7
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
iwlagn: START_ALIVE timeout after 4000ms.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
>> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
>> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
>>
> ...
>> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
>> iwlwifi-2.6.git
>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
>
> This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
> it doesn't seem to work:
>
> iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks
> iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
> iwlagn: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
> phy7: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> iwlagn: START_ALIVE timeout after 4000ms.
>
Yes, this was already reported, but I was not able to reproduce it so
far on my machines. I'm still trying to locate
a machine that behaves same.
> I have the microcode in /lib/firmware, and the kernel/driver source is
> the latest from iwlwifi-2.6.git. What else should I provide for
> debugging?
>
is this iwl5000 branch ?
Thanks
Tomas
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > It will take a while till I get this Laptop so one more request which
>> > I should actually start with is to send me your kernel config file.
>> > (personally I prefer attachment instead of inline mail)
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Tomas
>>
>> The patch does not help in my case either. .config attached.
>>
>> # cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/version
>> fw not loaded
>> EEPROM version: 0x11f
>
> [snip .config]
>
> I was just playing around with the driver a bit, and I turned on debug
> mode. Somehow, the interface came up and scanning worked - once. It
> hasn't worked again, with debugging both on and off. I have the log
> messages from when it worked, let me know if they might be useful.
>
> I was testing without the additional patch, BTW. Just the vanilla
> version from the git tree, iwl5000 branch.
>
Yes please send it over.
Thanks
Tomas
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
>>> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
>>> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
>>>
>> ...
>>> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
>>> iwlwifi-2.6.git
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
>>
>> This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
>> it doesn't seem to work:
>>
Can you send me the exact laptop type?
Thanks
On 02:42 Tue 19 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Yousaf Jindal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Yousaf Jindal <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Please try attached patch (not sure it will help tough)
> >>>> I also will need output of
> >>>> >cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/devices/version
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>> Tomas
> >>>
> >>> $ cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/version
> >>> fw not loaded
> >>> EEPROM version: 0x11e
> >>>
> >> Where did you get this card from?
> >> Thanks
> >> Tomas
> >>
> >
> > The card is included with Asus M50Vm-B2 laptops. ( e.g.,
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220344 )
> >
> The eeprom looks a bit off it should be 0x11f but it should not have
> this affect.
> It will take a while till I get this Laptop so one more request which
> I should actually start with is to send me your kernel config file.
> (personally I prefer attachment instead of inline mail)
>
> Thanks
> Tomas
The patch does not help in my case either. .config attached.
# cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/version
fw not loaded
EEPROM version: 0x11f
On 16:03 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
> >>> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
> >>> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
> >>>
> >> ...
> >>> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
> >>> iwlwifi-2.6.git
> >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
> >>
> >> This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
> >> it doesn't seem to work:
> >>
>
> Can you send me the exact laptop type?
> Thanks
It's a Sager NP5796 (Clevo M570TU).
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 16:03 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Will Simoneau <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> On 00:11 Thu 14 Aug , Tomas Winkler wrote:
>> >>> Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
>> >>> 5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
>> >>>
>> >> ...
>> >>> The best known working driver can be located in iwl500 branch of
>> >>> iwlwifi-2.6.git
>> >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-2.6.git iwl5000
>> >>
>> >> This is great news to me - my new Sager laptop has a 5300 card. However,
>> >> it doesn't seem to work:
>> >>
>>
>> Can you send me the exact laptop type?
>> Thanks
>
> It's a Sager NP5796 (Clevo M570TU).
>
>git-checkout -b iwl5000 origin/iwl5000
Tomas
> > It will take a while till I get this Laptop so one more request which
> > I should actually start with is to send me your kernel config file.
> > (personally I prefer attachment instead of inline mail)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tomas
>
> The patch does not help in my case either. .config attached.
>
> # cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/version
> fw not loaded
> EEPROM version: 0x11f
[snip .config]
I was just playing around with the driver a bit, and I turned on debug
mode. Somehow, the interface came up and scanning worked - once. It
hasn't worked again, with debugging both on and off. I have the log
messages from when it worked, let me know if they might be useful.
I was testing without the additional patch, BTW. Just the vanilla
version from the git tree, iwl5000 branch.
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Yousaf Jindal <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Yousaf Jindal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Tomas Winkler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Please try attached patch (not sure it will help tough)
>>>> I also will need output of
>>>> >cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/devices/version
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Tomas
>>>
>>> $ cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/version
>>> fw not loaded
>>> EEPROM version: 0x11e
>>>
>> Where did you get this card from?
>> Thanks
>> Tomas
>>
>
> The card is included with Asus M50Vm-B2 laptops. ( e.g.,
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220344 )
>
The eeprom looks a bit off it should be 0x11f but it should not have
this affect.
It will take a while till I get this Laptop so one more request which
I should actually start with is to send me your kernel config file.
(personally I prefer attachment instead of inline mail)
Thanks
Tomas