Bug#512696: firmware-iwlwifi: Kernel panic when using iwl4965 and iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.21

[Oleg Broytmann <phd@phd.pp.ru>]

Well, found it - file
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.26/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h:

/* Change firmware file name, using "-" and incrementing number,
 *   *only* when uCode interface or architecture changes so that it
 *   is not compatible with earlier drivers.
 * This number will also appear in << 8 position of 1st dword of uCode file
*/
#define IWL4965_UCODE_API "-1"

   I.e., the iwlwifi driver in the kernel 2.6.26 requires
iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file, and hence it cannot use 228.57.2.23. So
to fix the problem kernel (or iwlwifi driver) must be upgraded, then the
package firmware-iwlwifi could be upgraded. Or firmware-iwlwifi should be
downgraded to iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.1.20.

Oleg.
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