Public bug reported: /lib/firmware/2.6.31-14-generic/lbm-iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode is API v2 and should be named lbm-iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode. As you see the -1 LBM package matches the -2 file in linux-firmware:
$ sha1sum /lib/firmware/{,"2.6.31-14-generic/"}*iwlwifi-5000-* f06ff86c8baa8616de584f8b0fff072a9aab6a44 /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode b1dc5068cd536a97af7e3c0090a5a632d09ab2f3 /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode b1dc5068cd536a97af7e3c0090a5a632d09ab2f3 /lib/firmware/2.6.31-14-generic/lbm-iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode Also confirmed this by downloading the firmware iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode from Intel: b1dc5068cd536a97af7e3c0090a5a632d09ab2f3 iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode WiFi works, but the file name problem case the following kernel error messages: [ 137.691196] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting lbm-iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode [ 138.136768] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: lbm-iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2 [ 138.136828] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting lbm-iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode [ 138.290188] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Loaded firmware lbm-iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode, which is deprecated. Please use API v2 instead. [ 138.290254] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12 [ 138.466569] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio [ 138.466595] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc [ 138.466625] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX [ 138.466643] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX After renaming lbm-iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode to lbm-iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode the above messages is replaced by: [ 30.302953] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting lbm-iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode [ 30.400389] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12 [ 30.576366] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio [ 30.576389] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc [ 30.576407] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX [ 30.576423] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Oct 16 14:24:08 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Package: linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.16 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.47-generic SourcePackage: linux-backports-modules-2.6.31 Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64 XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2123): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed ** Affects: linux-backports-modules-2.6.31 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug -- Incorrect Intel firmware file name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/453064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs