There have been three updated microcode images for iwl4965 (including one very recently): iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.21.tgz on 07-07-08 00:17:06 iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.1.21.tgz on 07-03-08 18:33:46 iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz on 06-10-08 19:46:21 Current version in portage is: iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.1.20.tgz on 11-27-07 17:46:05 This microcode image may fix bug #218565 which many people are facing. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
Edit, I apologize. One of them is for iwlwifi-5000. This is obviously not the same as iwl4965. Either way, it should be added to so those with that card aren't left out. :)
Created attachment 160735 [details] Ebuild for the new iwl4965 firmware. Updated the ebuild to install the new firmware. (-1 ABI) It seems to me that there will be ABI change somewhere (maybe in the kernel's iwlwifi stack), this could be the reason why there's no ebuild in portage. download it to "/usr/local/portage/net-wireless/iwl-4965-ucode/", digest and off you go. Nevertheless add it to portage please!
(In reply to comment #2) > It seems to me that there will be ABI change somewhere (maybe in the kernel's > iwlwifi stack), this could be the reason why there's no ebuild in portage. The ABI change to the kernel has not been implemented yet, and will likely be in 2.6.27.x kernels. However, it's specifically for the newer microcode image released on 7/7/2008 (iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.21) hence the ".2" However, there is still a newer microcode for all current kernels <=2.6.26, released on the 3rd of July: iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.1.21
Actually, on the same topic. Since these versions of the microcode image are not interchangeable, can we get them slotted, please?
Created attachment 160747 [details] Slotted ebuild for iwl4965-ucode ABI-1. Slotted ebuild for the ABI-1 version of iwl4965-ucode. Having both versions of the firmware installed seems not to cause any harm (for the moment). If a future kernel prefers the new firmware over the old one, then the ebuilds should be ok.
Created attachment 160749 [details] Slotted ebuild for iwl4965-ucode ABI-2.
*** Bug 233287 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Two week ping, is anyone working on this?
This would be good to get going. I booted into 2.6.27-rc2 and had no wireless.
For now I've added the .1 ebuild without slotting, I think the .27 can wait till 2.6.27 is released.
With thanks to peper for allowing me to, I've tested this and added a slotted ABI 2 firmware for IWL4965. Note that I have skipped over the IWL5000 firmware for now, I need to have my 5300AGN card so I can test. Few more days and technically a separate matter. Anyhow, all done :)
(In reply to comment #0) > This microcode image may fix bug #218565 which many people are facing. I have the newest net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode-228.57.2.21 installed (using vanilla kernel 2.6.25.9 on ~amd64) and after re-modprobe of iwl4965 module I still get: # LC_ALL=C ifconfig wlan0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory So even this ucode version doesn't solve my problem.
I almost forgot: dmesg printouts this message: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2 iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2
If I make a symlink in /lib/firmware ln -s iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode and remodprobe iwl4965, I get the same as before: # LC_ALL=C ifconfig wlan0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device # dmesg |tail -n 2 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 iwl4965: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
Eh... I'm sorry for previous spamming, I forgot to switch on a wifi switch on my laptop. :-> However I still can't connect or get any info about wifi networks. After I modprobe the iwl4965 driver, dmesg outputs: iwl4965: Error sending REPLY_SCAN_CMD: time out after 500ms. iwl4965: TX Power requested while scanning! iwl4965: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.
(In reply to comment #15) > Eh... I'm sorry for previous spamming, I forgot to switch on a wifi switch on > my laptop. :-> > > However I still can't connect or get any info about wifi networks. After I > modprobe the iwl4965 driver, dmesg outputs: > iwl4965: Error sending REPLY_SCAN_CMD: time out after 500ms. > iwl4965: TX Power requested while scanning! > iwl4965: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000. > You should have read the previous posts here: "The ABI change to the kernel has not been implemented yet, and will likely be in 2.6.27.x kernels. However, it's specifically for the newer microcode image released on 7/7/2008 (iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.21) hence the ".2" However, there is still a newer microcode for all current kernels <=2.6.26, released on the 3rd of July: iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.1.21" And as your dmesg output states, you need a "-1" firmware version, not a "-2", so emerge =iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.1.21. And you write in your first post "it doesn't solve my problem". What kind of problem? Either search for it or post a new bug plz as this one is just for the version bump and already marked as "resolved fixed". Thank you. ;) Back2Topic: Slotting doesn't solve the problem, eg I'm still on the last stable version, and if I would upgrade, I would directly get the -2 version, which one can't use with a kernel <2.6.27 (see previous posts). I think a kernel check in the ebuild should be done and according to the installed kernel the appropriate firmware version gets installed.
