On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 01:34:31PM +0800, Zhu Yi wrote: > > From: James Ketrenos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 03:22:28 +0000 (+0800) > > [PATCH 15/16] ipw2200: switch to the new ipw2200-fw-3.0 image format > > This patch modifies the driver to support the ipw2200-fw-3.0 image format. > > The 3.0 fw image does not add any new capabilities, but as a result of > image format changes, it should fix two problems experienced by users: > > 1) Race conditions with the request_firmware interface and udev/hotplug > are improved as only a single request_firmware call is now required to > load the firmware and microcode (vs. 3 separate calls previously) > > 2) The monitor mode firmware (sniffer) is now packaged with the correct > boot image so it can now function without frequent restarts. > > Note: Once you apply this patch, you will also need to upgrade your > firmware image to the 3.0 version available from: > > http://ipw2200.sf.net/firmware.php
NACK. Requiring people to have different firmware for different kernels is completely unacceptable. Please add support for both firmware formats. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html