From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from he.sipsolutions.net ([78.46.109.217]:40875 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932112Ab1BWIpu (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:45:50 -0500 Subject: Re: Help about Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wifi card From: Johannes Berg To: jgq516@gmail.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1298444805-27178-1-git-send-email-jgq516@gmail.com> References: <1298444805-27178-1-git-send-email-jgq516@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:45:48 +0100 Message-ID: <1298450748.3747.9.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 15:06 +0800, jgq516@gmail.com wrote: > Hello all, > > I have one Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wifi card which need > firmware iwlwifi-6000g2a-4.ucode to support it, but in intel website > http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads, only > iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode firmware exists, where can I download the > official version 4 firmware? Thanks in advance! There's no such thing. > I also got iwlwifi-6000g2a-4.ucode from one website I'm not aware of any such released version, so this must be a test build or similar. > but maybe it has some problems, this firmware works well with kernel > 2.6.37-rc1, > but it seems can't compatible with 2.6.36, there are some "Microcode > SW error detected" when enable the card, pls see the following > logs, why this error exist with 2.6.36 kernel but disappeared in > 2.6.37-rc1 kernel? and unfortunately, I want to work with 2.6.36 > kernel:(. Since this is a new device, support in 2.6.36 will likely not be possible. You might be able to modify iwl-6000.c to load a v5 firmware (set IWL6000G2_UCODE_API_MAX to 5) but we cannot support that and I don't know that the firmware API didn't change and you'll run into crashes again. I believe that the only supported way to get your device working is to start with 2.6.37 and the latest official -5 firmware image from the Intel download page. If you're really stuck on 2.6.36 for some reason, you can use compat-wireless to backport the driver. johannes