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kevin wrote:
> Hi,
>    I notice iwn's firmware hasn't been updated for a long time.Is there any
> plan to import newer version iwn firmware ? current version is
> iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.17 in the source tree, while latest version is
> iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.61.2.24.
>
> http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads&f=ucodes_4965
>   
Not sure why you want newer firmware.  If it's for newer chip support 
then that requires driver changes and is non-trivial.

    Sam