Inter 5300 AGN with unsupported EEPROM

Inter 5300 AGN with unsupported EEPROM

[Larry Finger]

Reinette,

While helping on the openSUSE wireless forum, I ran across another
unit with the same unsupported EEPROM as in the thread at
http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1997.

The thread at openSUSE is at
 http://forums.opensuse.org/network-internet/wireless/420589-intel-5300-wifi-minipci-card-asus-g71gx-rx05-bestbuy-3.html

Most of the thread is useless as the OP wouldn't supply critical data
and persisted in various rants, but on the 3rd page, he finally
provided the output of 'dmesg | grep iwl', which was

iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks
iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
iwlagn: Unsuported EEPROM VER=0x114 < 0x11a CALIB=0x3 < 0x4
iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
iwlagn: probe of 0000:07:00.0 failed with error -22

The OP states that this device came from Best Buy. What is the current
scoop on this EEPROM version?

Thanks,

Larry

Re: Inter 5300 AGN with unsupported EEPROM

[reinette chatre]

Hi Larry,

On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 16:32 -0700, Larry Finger wrote:
> Most of the thread is useless as the OP wouldn't supply critical data
> and persisted in various rants, but on the 3rd page, he finally
> provided the output of 'dmesg | grep iwl', which was
> 
> iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks
> iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
> iwlagn: Unsuported EEPROM VER=0x114 < 0x11a CALIB=0x3 < 0x4
> iwlagn 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
> iwlagn: probe of 0000:07:00.0 failed with error -22
> 
> The OP states that this device came from Best Buy. What is the current
> scoop on this EEPROM version?

All production cards are supported by the driver. I thus do not know how
an unsupported card can be obtained from a reputable dealer. Would it be
possible to obtain images of both sides of this card showing all numbers
clearly? You can send this to me off list and I can see if it is
possible to determine what type of card we are dealing with here.

Thank you

Reinette

Re: Inter 5300 AGN with unsupported EEPROM

[Larry Finger]

Hi Reinette,

reinette chatre wrote:
> 
> All production cards are supported by the driver. I thus do not know how
> an unsupported card can be obtained from a reputable dealer. Would it be
> possible to obtain images of both sides of this card showing all numbers
> clearly? You can send this to me off list and I can see if it is
> possible to determine what type of card we are dealing with here.


The info I posted was in error. The computer came from Best Buy, but
he got the card on E-Bay. I'll see what I can do about getting the
pictures.

Thanks for your attention,

Larry