Urs Beyerle wrote:
>> [...]
> 
>> Yes, this must be the kernel / firmware issue.  On my laptop, wireless
>> failed as well.  It apparently identified the hardware (4965) and
>> loaded the right driver (iwlagn).  This laptop currently runs SL-5 and
>> the wireless works fine with the iwl4965 module.
> 
> I'm a bit confused. As far as I see iwlagn needs firmware iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode (?)
> 
> # modinfo /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.el5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko | grep firmware
> firmware:       iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
> 
> But we only have iwlwifi-4965.ucode in iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17-5.sl5
> 
> # rpm -ql iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17-5.sl5
> /lib/firmware/LICENSE.iwlwifi-4965-ucode
> /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965.ucode
> /usr/share/doc/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17
> /usr/share/doc/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17/LICENSE.iwlwifi-4965-ucode
> /usr/share/doc/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17/README.iwlwifi-4965-ucode
> 
> Troy, shouldn't we add iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode to iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17-5.sl5?
> Download it from Intel site:
> http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.23.tgz
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't have a iwl4965 hardware for testing.
> 
> 	Urs

Hi Urs,
Yes, you are correct.
That is actually the reason we haven't pushed out the new security 
kernel, is someone brought this up to me before we pushed it out.
It should be out today with the kernel (unless something else comes up) 
and in Beta 2, that should also be out today.
Troy

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