> > In working with the kernel.org linux-wireless developers, the conclusion > > from one developer was that, though generally speaking the > > "Centrino Advanced-N 6230 AGN" card is supported by the "iwlagn" kernel > > module, it seems that the stock kernel module provided in the > > Fedora 14 kernel package (circa 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.x86_64), does not > > support the this card. > > > > In other words, though code in the main kernel.org git repository does > > show support for the card (via iwlagn kernel module), Fedora 14's > > rendition/distribution of that does not. > > The point you seem to be missing is that your hardware is very new, > and the current Fedora 14 kernel is an "ancient" 6+ months old. > The point wasn't missed. In fact I highlighted the Fedora kernel version, and my card model to expressly make the point. Moreover, one of my suggested work-arounds was to try a newer kernel module (via compat-wireless) so as to bridge bridge that gap for this issue. > > Command output during my debugging session with the developers is > > shown below for completeness, and in case the Fedora folks are > > monitoring. > > I'm sorry, but your acquisition of bleeding-edge hardware does not > merit a change in the normal Fedora release policy. > Nothing in my email asked or expected them to. Still, the community in general should know what's going on. And, I did suggest two work-arounds in my email, neither of which asks anything of Fedora. > P.S. I apologize if this seems rude -- that is not my intent. > Ah... This postscript repairs everything. ----- Original Message ---- > From: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Noel Milton Vega <nmvega@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@xxxxxxxxx>; ozan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; >linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Noel Milton Vega ><nmvega@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 4:25:08 PM > Subject: Re: UPDATE -- Need Linux driver (preferably 64 bit) for "Intel >Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6230 (rev 34)" WiFI & Bluetooth card ... > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:31:02PM -0800, Noel Milton Vega wrote: > > > Hi Friends.... > > > > UPDATE: > > > > In working with the kernel.org linux-wireless developers, the conclusion > > from one developer was that, though generally speaking the > > "Centrino Advanced-N 6230 AGN" card is supported by the "iwlagn" kernel > > module, it seems that the stock kernel module provided in the > > Fedora 14 kernel package (circa 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.x86_64), does not > > support the this card. > > > > In other words, though code in the main kernel.org git repository does > > show support for the card (via iwlagn kernel module), Fedora 14's > > rendition/distribution of that does not. > > The point you seem to be missing is that your hardware is very new, > and the current Fedora 14 kernel is an "ancient" 6+ months old. > > > "lspci(8) -v" did show the hardware (Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N >6230 > > (rev 34)), the necessary driver and firmware packages were installed, and >the > > laptop RF toggle switches are set to enable wireless communications. > > Yet manually performing "modprobe(8) iwlagn" does not produce a wlan0 > > interface in "ifconfig(8) -a" output; and although "dmesg(8)" shows the > > module being loaded, it does not show it detecting the card. > > > > The two work arounds were suggested (I haven't tried either): > > > > (1) Update the kernel. Since I have the latest one provided > > by Fedora for Fedora 14, this implies a manual compile > > of a kernel.org kernel. Note that if Fedora is not aware of > > this issue, it's not likely that the next kernel update > > will remedy this. > > You could update to a Fedora Rawhide kernel. > > As root: > > yum install fedora-release-rawhide > > yum --enablerepo=rawhide install kernel > > Please note that Rawhide is not known for its stability... > > > (2) Using a compat-wireless technique described here, > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download > > > > > > Command output during my debugging session with the developers is > > shown below for completeness, and in case the Fedora folks are > > monitoring. > > I'm sorry, but your acquisition of bleeding-edge hardware does not > merit a change in the normal Fedora release policy. > > John > > P.S. I apologize if this seems rude -- that is not my intent. > -- > John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you > linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx might be all we have. Be ready. > -- 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
