Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:52710 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751634AbYJUVjE (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:39:04 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:38:15 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Johannes Berg Cc: Tomas Winkler , reinette chatre , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: New iwlwifi 3945 uCode available Message-ID: <20081021213814.GM17268@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20081021_233909_575258_86798E6D) References: <1224613633.10863.43.camel@rc-desk> <1224624324.28639.9.camel@johannes.berg> <1ba2fa240810211433q2e7a13b2p45cb8d38a74393c9@mail.gmail.com> <1224624899.28639.17.camel@johannes.berg> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1224624899.28639.17.camel@johannes.berg> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:34:59PM +0200, 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. Johnannes has a point, that is a lot nicer to users... -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@tuxdriver.com of your literate lifestyle.