Re: new iwlwifi 6030 uCode available

["Guy, Wey-Yi" <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>]

Hi Daniel,

On Fri, 2010-12-17 at 14:19 -0800, Daniel Halperin wrote:
> 2010/12/17 Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>:
> > 2010/12/17 Guy, Wey-Yi <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>:
> >> Version 17.168.5.1 of uCode for Intel Intel@ 6030 Series Wi-Fi Adapters
> >> is now available for download from
> >> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
> >
> > I want uCode for 5100 to resolve
> > http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2214 !
> >
> > Damn, do you want us to RE Intel's firmware or what? Is that your policy?
> 
> Hi Wey-Yi,
> 
> I noticed from this bug report that the workaround is to disable
> 802.11n.  Is it not possible to instead force-stop all queues, restart
> the firmware and driver similar to when uCode crashes?  This might
> tide Rafal over for a little while.  It looks like he's not planning
> to stop trolling every few days despite your giving the same answer
> that the issue is out of your control.
> 
> Alternatively, Rafal, you might try to implement this type of fix.
> 
I thought about that and I even have the patch for it, but it works
sometime and not the other and it is not stable, that is why I did not
push upstream, I might need to spend more time to figure out what is
going on there. Just don't have much time in the past few weeks/months.

Thank
Wey