Return-path: Received: from mga05.intel.com ([192.55.52.89]:23960 "EHLO fmsmga101.fm.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751195AbYJUV7f (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:59:35 -0400 Subject: Re: New iwlwifi 3945 uCode available From: reinette chatre To: Johannes Berg Cc: Tomas Winkler , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <1224624899.28639.17.camel@johannes.berg> References: <1224613633.10863.43.camel@rc-desk> <1224624324.28639.9.camel@johannes.berg> <1ba2fa240810211433q2e7a13b2p45cb8d38a74393c9@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20081021_233334_570632_4AF554DC) <1224624899.28639.17.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:59:52 -0700 Message-Id: <1224626392.10863.92.camel@rc-desk> (sfid-20081021_235938_272310_19C58561) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 14:34 -0700, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 23:33 +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Johannes Berg > > wrote: > > > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 11:27 -0700, reinette chatre wrote: > > >> Two new versions of 3945 uCode is now available for download from > > >> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads. Two versions are available > > >> as we have updated the API version of the uCode and included pending > > >> fixes in both API versions. > > >> > > >> Version 15.28.1.8 supports API v1 and can be used with most current 3945 > > >> drivers. Version 15.28.2.8 (API v2) is required when you start using the > > >> latest 3945 driver from wireless-testing at the time it includes the > > >> patch "iwl3945 : Fix a-band association for passive channels". > > > > > > Can you make the driver work with the old ucode? We even do that for > > > drivers where we don't control the ucode like b43... > > > > What for? > > Well, so that installing a new kernel doesn't suddenly break your > network connection and ability to download the firmware, for instance. > If you want more arguments you can go read all the "b43 sucks" threads > about it. Using the new driver (with patch http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122401294318415&w=2 ) on current (v1 API) uCode will cause a firmware error. The log message should be clear that a newer ucode is required. Reinette