Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:51583 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753798Ab1JQCYd (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:24:33 -0400 Subject: Re: 3.1-rc9 wifi problem From: "Guy, Wey-Yi" To: Larry Finger Cc: werner , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "dave.taht@gmail.com" , "rientjes@google.com" , "arend@broadcom.com" , "toralf.foerster@gmx.de" , "ilw@linux.intel.com" , "larry.finger@gmail.com" In-Reply-To: <4E9B9018.1000002@lwfinger.net> References: <4E9A4496.1000906@lwfinger.net> <4E9B9018.1000002@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:34:26 -0700 Message-ID: <1318815266.31823.31.camel@wwguy-huron> (sfid-20111017_042450_173911_0DD0D80C) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, 2011-10-16 at 19:16 -0700, Larry Finger wrote: > On 10/16/2011 08:33 PM, werner wrote: > > I have to wait until the friend with the laptop comes back, perhaps this week. > > Then I can look what wireless card is in it. > > > > However, now I remember me: that laptop worked only good since 2.6.39 with the > > new kernel-embedded modules. Before, it didn't work normally, i.e. on booting > > the wireless almost never didn't switch on; only ocasionally . > > > > > > And, beside of kernel 2.6.39, and the normal wifi software, I still had him to > > install a file iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode or .5 ucode (i'm not sure, the number can > > also be 5000), and I had the problem to search long time for that file because > > one find only .2 or .4 in internet but what don't work at that wifi card. You > > could improve the kernel-module so that everything is included so that one don't > > need to search such files. > > That will not happen. In fact, the trend is from having firmware be a part of > the driver to having it be external. > > I don't know what distro you use, but mine (openSUSE) maintains a package called > kernel-firmware that contains all the redistributable firmware that is available > from tne linux-firmware git tree. If that package is installed, then you do not > have to search for firmware in most cases. If your distro does not have such a > package, then complain or find another distro. > > > Then, with this kernel and that file however, it worked without any problem. > > > > I hope from these informations you can find out what wifi card or what driver is > > in the laptop. > > We can tell that you have an Intel card, but not much more. > > Larry > Not knowing much about what problem you encounter, but you can find all the latest intel WiFi firmware at http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads Thanks Wey