From: "Guy, Wey-Yi" <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
To: "jgq516@gmail.com" <jgq516@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Help about Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wifi card
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:06:25 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1298473585.5138.28.camel@wwguy-huron> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1298444805-27178-1-git-send-email-jgq516@gmail.com>
Hi Xiao,
On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 23:06 -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!
>
> I also got iwlwifi-6000g2a-4.ucode from one website 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:(.
>
If you need to stay with 2.6.36 kernel, please use compat-wireless which
contain all the necessary support for 6205 device,
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download
The latest and offical supported firmware is iwlwifi-6000g2a-17.168.5.2
Thanks
Wey
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-23 15:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-23 7:06 Help about Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wifi card jgq516
2011-02-23 8:45 ` Johannes Berg
2011-02-23 15:06 ` Guy, Wey-Yi [this message]
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2011-02-24 3:36 ` Xiao Jiang
2012-01-12 21:51 ` Kumar Vishal
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