Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 11:20:40 -0700 (PDT) From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mikko_Ty=F6l=E4j=E4rvi?= <mbsd@pacbell.net> To: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org, Dieter Brozio <Dieter.Brozio@t-online.de> Subject: Re: New INTEL firmware v3.1 for device iwi (IPW 2200BG) Message-ID: <20090508111747.Y5904@antec.home> In-Reply-To: <20090503155746.GB11965@citylink.fud.org.nz> References: <49FD928D.4020504@t-online.de> <20090503155746.GB11965@citylink.fud.org.nz>
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On Sun, 3 May 2009, Andrew Thompson wrote: > On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 02:48:13PM +0200, Dieter Brozio wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> To whom it may concern: >> >> INTEL released in March 2009 a new version 3.1 of its firmware version for >> the WLAN iwi device (Pro/Wireless 2200BG). >> >> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php >> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=8 >> >> On my 7.2.RC2 desktop PC (without WLAN) I noticed that in >> >> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/iwi/ipw2200_bss.fw.uu >> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/iwi/ipw2200_ibss.fw.uu >> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/iwi/ipw2200_sniffer.fw.uu >> >> is still the old v3.0 iwi firmware inside. >> >> This fw generates after some hours of operation error messages like >> "iwi0:scan stuck" and finally the network connection will be disconnected. >> I've tested fw v3.1 this week on my FBSD6.4 laptop: No problems, no "scan >> stuck", no side-effects. Brilliant. > > Great. If anyone can also confirm it works on current then I will > commit. I have been using the new firmware for a couple of days on current with this device: iwi0@pci0:2:1:0: class=0x028000 card=0x27218086 chip=0x42208086 rev=0x05 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = 'MPCI3B driverIntel PRO/Wireless 2200BG' class = network No problems observed. $.02, /Mikko
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