Bug 680458 - Update for iwl5000-firmware version 8.83.5.1
Summary: Update for iwl5000-firmware version 8.83.5.1
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: iwl5000-firmware
Version: 14
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: John W. Linville
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-02-25 16:20 UTC by John W. Linville
Modified: 2011-03-08 20:24 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-2.fc14
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Clone Of: 680456
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-03-08 20:24:28 UTC
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Description John W. Linville 2011-02-25 16:20:59 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #680456 +++

...or later...

Version 8.83.5.1 of maintenance release uCode for Intel® 5000AGN Series
Wi-Fi Adapters is now available for download from
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

This maintenance release should replace the current 5000 experimental
release uCode

Changes:

- Fix "tid mismatch" issue

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2011-02-25 18:38:22 UTC
iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-1.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-1.fc14

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-02-26 04:01:19 UTC
iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-1.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 testing repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
 If you want to test the update, you can install it with 
 su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update iwl5000-firmware'.  You can provide feedback for this update here: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-1.fc14

Comment 3 Felix Kaechele 2011-02-27 10:59:20 UTC
The new version of the uCode isn't read by the iwlagn driver.
This is using kernel-2.6.38-0.rc6.git6.1.fc15.x86_64 from Koji and compat-wireless-2011-02-26:

[ 1948.807640] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:d
[ 1948.807643] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
[ 1948.807747] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 1948.807779] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 1948.807968] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 AGN, REV=0x24
[ 1948.830271] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x11e, CALIB=0x4
[ 1948.830274] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Device SKU: 0Xb
[ 1948.830276] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Valid Tx ant: 0X7, Valid Rx ant: 0X7
[ 1948.830300] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
[ 1948.830421] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 50 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1948.833339] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode' failed.
[ 1948.836261] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Firmware has old API version. Expected v2, got v1. New firmware can be obtained from http://www.intellinuxwireless.org.
[ 1948.836266] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 5.4.1.16

Same error message appears when not using compat-wireless (i.e. the stock kernel drivers).

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-02-28 15:20:00 UTC
Package iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-2.fc14:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 14 updates-testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-2.fc14'
as soon as you are able to, then reboot.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-2.fc14
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2011-03-08 20:24:23 UTC
iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1-2.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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