2009-09-30 18:03:27

by Tim Gardner

Subject: iwl-1000 firmware versions 1 and 2 are nowhere to be found

Reinette,

I've got a user complaining that the iwl-1000 firmware version required
by 2.6.31 doesn't exist. Indeed, IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX is 2, yet the
only firmware available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
is iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode. Shall I just tell him to install compat-wireless ?

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439285

rtg
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Tim Gardner [email protected]

2009-09-30 19:00:54

by John W. Linville

Subject: Re: iwl-1000 firmware versions 1 and 2 are nowhere to be found

Perhaps these should go in the stable series?

John

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:16:26AM -0700, reinette chatre wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 11:03 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
> > I've got a user complaining that the iwl-1000 firmware version required
> > by 2.6.31 doesn't exist. Indeed, IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX is 2, yet the
> > only firmware available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
> > is iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode. Shall I just tell him to install compat-wireless ?
> >
> > BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439285
> >
>
> 2.6.31 needs a few more patches to fully support 1000 series, among
> these is the patch that can parse a new ucode header format and another
> patch to update the ucode API.
>
> Depending on the requirements it may be easier to backport those patches
> or to just use compat-wireless. That will be the user's decision.
>
> Here is the list of patches:
>
> commit cc0f555d511a5fe9d4519334c8f674a1dbab9e3a
> Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:16 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: Handle new firmware file with ucode build number in header
>
> commit cce53aa347c1e023d967b1cb1aa393c725aedba5
> Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:22 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: update 1000 series API version to match firmware
>
> commit 02c06e4abc0680afd31bf481a803541556757fb6
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:14 2009 -0700
>
> iwlagn: modify digital SVR for 1000
>
> commit 415e49936b4b29b34c2fb561eeab867d41fc43a6
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu Aug 13 13:30:54 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: traverse linklist to find the valid OTP block
>
> commit f7ea097d9b4e61a816c041c92548aad7c7ed7915
> Author: Reinette Chatre <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 24 11:13:12 2009 -0700
>
> iwlagn: fix null pointer access during ucode load on 1000
>
> Reinette
>
>
>
>
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2009-09-30 18:54:49

by Tim Gardner

Subject: Re: iwl-1000 firmware versions 1 and 2 are nowhere to be found

reinette chatre wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 11:03 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
>> I've got a user complaining that the iwl-1000 firmware version required
>> by 2.6.31 doesn't exist. Indeed, IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX is 2, yet the
>> only firmware available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
>> is iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode. Shall I just tell him to install compat-wireless ?
>>
>> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439285
>>
>
> 2.6.31 needs a few more patches to fully support 1000 series, among
> these is the patch that can parse a new ucode header format and another
> patch to update the ucode API.
>
> Depending on the requirements it may be easier to backport those patches
> or to just use compat-wireless. That will be the user's decision.
>
> Here is the list of patches:
>
> commit cc0f555d511a5fe9d4519334c8f674a1dbab9e3a
> Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:16 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: Handle new firmware file with ucode build number in header
>
> commit cce53aa347c1e023d967b1cb1aa393c725aedba5
> Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:22 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: update 1000 series API version to match firmware
>
> commit 02c06e4abc0680afd31bf481a803541556757fb6
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:14 2009 -0700
>
> iwlagn: modify digital SVR for 1000
>
> commit 415e49936b4b29b34c2fb561eeab867d41fc43a6
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu Aug 13 13:30:54 2009 -0700
>
> iwlwifi: traverse linklist to find the valid OTP block
>
> commit f7ea097d9b4e61a816c041c92548aad7c7ed7915
> Author: Reinette Chatre <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Jul 24 11:13:12 2009 -0700
>
> iwlagn: fix null pointer access during ucode load on 1000
>
> Reinette
>

Hmm, I think I'll just disable the 2 PCI IDs for these cards since they
never really worked in 2.6.31 anyways. Does that make sense to you? The
above patch sets are too invasive at this point in the Karmic release
cycle. compat-wireless to the rescue.

rtg
--
Tim Gardner [email protected]

2009-09-30 19:14:11

by Luis R. Rodriguez

Subject: Re: iwl-1000 firmware versions 1 and 2 are nowhere to be found

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:16 AM, reinette chatre
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 11:03 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
>> I've got a user complaining that the iwl-1000 firmware version required
>> by 2.6.31 doesn't exist. Indeed, IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX is 2, yet the
>> only firmware available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
>> is iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode. Shall I just tell him to install compat-wireless ?
>>
>> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439285
>>
>
> 2.6.31 needs a few more patches to fully support 1000 series

So just a heads up the stable compat-wireless stuff is here:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable/

I'll soon make a release based on 2.6.32-rc1, but I thought 2.6.32-rc1
was going to be busted, not sure yet, it may be. We probably should
wait for rc2.

Luis

2009-09-30 18:16:36

by Reinette Chatre

Subject: Re: iwl-1000 firmware versions 1 and 2 are nowhere to be found

Hi Tim,

On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 11:03 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
> I've got a user complaining that the iwl-1000 firmware version required
> by 2.6.31 doesn't exist. Indeed, IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX is 2, yet the
> only firmware available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
> is iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode. Shall I just tell him to install compat-wireless ?
>
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439285
>

2.6.31 needs a few more patches to fully support 1000 series, among
these is the patch that can parse a new ucode header format and another
patch to update the ucode API.

Depending on the requirements it may be easier to backport those patches
or to just use compat-wireless. That will be the user's decision.

Here is the list of patches:

commit cc0f555d511a5fe9d4519334c8f674a1dbab9e3a
Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:16 2009 -0700

iwlwifi: Handle new firmware file with ucode build number in header

commit cce53aa347c1e023d967b1cb1aa393c725aedba5
Author: Jay Sternberg <[email protected]>
Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:22 2009 -0700

iwlwifi: update 1000 series API version to match firmware

commit 02c06e4abc0680afd31bf481a803541556757fb6
Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
Date: Fri Jul 17 09:30:14 2009 -0700

iwlagn: modify digital SVR for 1000

commit 415e49936b4b29b34c2fb561eeab867d41fc43a6
Author: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]>
Date: Thu Aug 13 13:30:54 2009 -0700

iwlwifi: traverse linklist to find the valid OTP block

commit f7ea097d9b4e61a816c041c92548aad7c7ed7915
Author: Reinette Chatre <[email protected]>
Date: Fri Jul 24 11:13:12 2009 -0700

iwlagn: fix null pointer access during ucode load on 1000

Reinette