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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:03:11 -0500
Subject: Questions about firmware
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On 08/14/2011 01:35 PM, Rafa? Mi?ecki wrote:
> W dniu 14 sierpnia 2011 20:31 u?ytkownik Larry Finger
> <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>  napisa?:
>> On 08/14/2011 01:21 PM, Rafa? Mi?ecki wrote:
>>>
>>> For wiki [1] readers we will need to write some short instruction.
>>>
>>> For distribution I propose something easier. If distro is using 3.1
>>> kernel - provide script using older firmware. If distro is using 3.2
>>> or newer - extract firmware from newer driver.
>>
>> For non-HT PHY and 3.2, will the driver handle both flavors of firmware? I
>> think the answer is yes, but I want confirmation.
>
> Yes, we keep backward compatibility with older firmwares.

OK. I will modify the openSUSE script accordingly, and I will try to update the 
wiki.

The other distros will presumably catch up.

Larry