Bug#589960: marked as done (linux-source-2.6.34: iwlwifi-4965 firmware is no longer loaded since 2.6.34)
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Package: linux-source-2.6.34
Version: 2.6.34-1~experimental.2
Severity: normal
Hi.
I'm using a custom kernel, where the IWL4965 drivers are compiled in statically. Also the system
uses initramfs images for booting.
Since 2.6.34, the WLAN device no longer works:
The device is correctly detected:
[ 1.094126] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:
[ 1.094347] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
[ 1.094566] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 1.094740] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 1.094784] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4
[ 1.133993] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels
[ 1.134358] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: irq 30 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1.134814] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
however, the firmware cannot be loaded during boot:
[ 1.493944] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode' failed.
[ 1.494178] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
[ 1.494529] iwlagn 0000:14:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
The firmware is not included in the initramfs image,.. but the strange thing now is:
It wasn't included in the 2.6.33 kernel initramfs either.
Has anything changed there in loding the firmwares?
Thanks,
Chris.
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On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 04:34:29PM +0200, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> Package: linux-source-2.6.34
> Version: 2.6.34-1~experimental.2
> Severity: normal
>
>
> Hi.
>
> I'm using a custom kernel, where the IWL4965 drivers are compiled in statically.
[...]
This is not a supported configuration. In theory you can use
CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL to make this work, but I believe that requires
that the firmware images are included in the kernel source tree.
Ben.
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