On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:06 PM, poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11.06.2014 13:33, Josh Boyer wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:35:36PM +0200, poma wrote: >>> >>> On 11.06.2014 10:18, poma wrote: >>>> >>>> On 11.06.2014 04:34, Richard Shaw wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 6:09 PM, poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Firmware, kernel module or userspace? :) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> # uname -r >>>>> 3.14.5-200.fc20.x86_64 >>>>> >>>>> No clue on firmware, I'm not exactly sure how to check which is being >>>>> loaded... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Did you mention an exact hardware in question? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 >>>>> (rev >>>>> 24) >>>>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 AGN >>>>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 48 >>>>> Memory at f0200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] >>>>> Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3 >>>>> Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ >>>>> Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 >>>>> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting >>>>> Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number c8-f7-33-ff-ff-f4-2d-ba >>>>> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi >>>>> Kernel modules: iwlwifi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> BTW how are you sure RF environment ain't changed? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nothing new has come in or left the house since the problem... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - KERNEL: >>>> $ curl -s https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6 >>>> | grep iwlwifi >>>> >>>> So pick up kernel-3.14.6-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm >>>> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=531773 >>>> >>>> You can also try with kernel-core-3.15.0-1.fc21.x86_64.rpm >>>> http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/rawhide-kernel-nodebug/x86_64/ >>>> >>>> >>>> - FIRMWARE: >>>> $ modinfo -F firmware iwlwifi >>>> >>>> # yum --enablerepo updates-testing install iwl6000g2b-firmware >>>> >>>> $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode >>>> iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch >>>> >>>> According to >>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi#Firmware >>>> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 goes with >>>> iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1.tgz >>>> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode >>>> also stated within firmware itself: >>>> >>>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode >>>> "IWL.6000g2b.fw.v18.168.6.1.build.0" >>>> >>>> However in Fedora it is packaged as "17" i.e. >>>> iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch >> >> >> Probably because I forgot to increment the version number. >> >>>> Josh, do these two firmwares should be in their own packages as "18"? >> >> >> No. >> >>>> >>>> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 - iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1 >>>> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode - "IWL.6000g2b fw v18.168.6.1 build 0" >>>> in iwl6000g2b-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f$releasever.noarch.rpm >>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 - iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-18.168.6.1 >>>> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode - "IWL.6000g2a fw v18.168.6.1 build 0" >>>> in iwl6000g2a-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f$releasever.noarch.rpm >>> >>> >>> e.g. >>> >>> - Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 >>> >>> 1. Rename >>> iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch >>> to >>> iwl6000g2b5-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch >>> /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode >>> >>> 2. Create >>> iwl6000g2b6-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f20.noarch.rpm >>> /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode >>> >>> >>> - Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 >>> >>> 3. Rename >>> iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.3-38.fc20.noarch >>> to >>> iwl6000g2a5-firmware-17.168.5.3-38.fc20.noarch >>> /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode >>> >>> 4. Create >>> iwl6000g2a6-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f20.noarch.rpm >>> /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode >> >> >> No. That's really pointless work and makes the linux-firmware package >> even more complicated that it already is. >> >> The firmware is getting installed and it's correct. Most times people >> don't need to worry about which firmware they have, and if they do they >> can consult the WHENCE file installed in /usr/share/doc/linux-firmware/. >> >> josh >> > > IF I correctly understood > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi#Firmware > Fedora is shipping at least one unnecessary firmware version compared to the > kernels used, > e.g. for > Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 > IS required only iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode - kernel 3.2+ > and NOT iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode - kernel 2.6.35+ Fedora ships whatever is in the upstream linux-firmware git repo in the linux-firmware package. It's stand-alone. We don't tie it to the kernel versions in Fedora. People do strange things like running their own kernels on top of a Fedora OS install all the time. josh _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel
