Bug#533133: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64: iwlagn fails with Microcode SW error

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 08:04:37AM +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.30-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> trying the 2.6.30-1-amd64 package, it seems to have problems with wireless
> stuff. It works fine on 2.6.29-2-amd64, but with 2.6.30-1-amd64, it first
> connects and then hangs, and in dmesg I get:
> 
> [  239.780615] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected.
> Restarting 0x2000000.
> 
> After that, nothing works until I reload the module. But the SW error
> appears as soon as there is some traffic so it's quite unusable.
> 
> corsac@hidalgo: ls /lib/firmware
> total 1,1M
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  34K jun 10  2008 dvb-usb-dib0700-1.10.fw
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 148K avr  1 16:43 iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147K avr  1 16:43 iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184K avr  1 16:43 iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184K avr  1 16:43 iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337K avr  1 16:43 iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
> 
> ii  firmware-iwlwifi 0.16 Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965
> and 5000-series cards
> 
> If you need more info, please ask.

Sorry for the late response. Does this still occur with the current 2.6.32
kernel?

Cheers,
        Moritz