On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:38 PM, John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:34:59PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: >> On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 23:33 +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote: >> > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Johannes Berg >> > <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 11:27 -0700, reinette chatre wrote: >> > >> Two new versions of 3945 uCode is now available for download from >> > >> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads. Two versions are available >> > >> as we have updated the API version of the uCode and included pending >> > >> fixes in both API versions. >> > >> >> > >> Version 15.28.1.8 supports API v1 and can be used with most current 3945 >> > >> drivers. Version 15.28.2.8 (API v2) is required when you start using the >> > >> latest 3945 driver from wireless-testing at the time it includes the >> > >> patch "iwl3945 : Fix a-band association for passive channels". >> > > >> > > Can you make the driver work with the old ucode? We even do that for >> > > drivers where we don't control the ucode like b43... >> > >> > What for? >> >> Well, so that installing a new kernel doesn't suddenly break your >> network connection and ability to download the firmware, for instance. >> If you want more arguments you can go read all the "b43 sucks" threads >> about it. > > Johnannes has a point, that is a lot nicer to users... Maybe, but it will complicate the code beyond good taste to just satisfy the single moment when kernel is upgraded. I don't mean in general I mean in this particular case when API changes. Anyhow a good distro shell deal with this in packaging dependencies and normal person will keep old kernel around when compiling new one. Both ucodes can be present on the file system at the same time so I hope the risk is low. Tomas > > -- > John W. Linville Linux should be at the core > linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of your literate lifestyle. > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
