Re: New iwlwifi 3945 uCode available

[reinette chatre <reinette.chatre@linux.intel.com>]

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
> > <johannes@sipsolutions.net> 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