[SM-Discuss] Possible new kernel version for test5 ISO

Eric Sandall eric at sandall.us
Wed Nov 19 00:35:09 EST 2008


On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:29:51 +0800
Juan Carlos Torres <jucato at sourcemage.org> wrote:

> On Wednesday 19 November 2008 00:37:01 flux wrote:
> > Therefore, I'd like to ask for some feedback from all of you about
> > your success, and lack thereof as well, with kernel versions
> > 2.6.23* though 2.6.27*.
> 
> I've only experienced this with 2.6.27 (first release). My wireless
> card (IPW2200) no longer works in that kernel, though it worked in
> any kernel previous to 2.6.27. I haven't really traced down the cause
> of it, but I was told that it might have been due to the different
> way firmware is handled in this kernel version. To get my card
> working, one needs the ipw2200 module (already included by default)
> as well as the ipw2200_firmware.
> 
> I haven't tried mucking around with other 2.6.27.x kernels. It's just
> not my forte. But anyway, wired (ethernet) would still work, so it's
> not entirely a lose-lose situation for me.

You may have been hit by the firmware switch, yeah. :) My commit
c6c635b86c1d99a7dcdf1148f746d3408388587a should have fixed this:

commit c6c635b86c1d99a7dcdf1148f746d3408388587a
Author: Eric Sandall <sandalle at sourcemage.org>
Date:   Tue Oct 14 03:12:49 2008 -0700

    iwlwifi-4965-ucode:
    
    Updated to 228.57.2.21
    Provide both 228.57.2.21 (2.6.27+ kernels) and 228.57.1.21
    (pre-2.6.27 kernels)

-sandalle

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