Bug#869084: linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware

Control: tags -1 + patch On 2017-07-28 13:29 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Control: forwarded -1 > https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless=150124050420053=2 > > On 2017-07-20 13:54 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> Package: src:linux >> Version: 4.12.2-1~exp1 >> Severity: important >> >> As of commit

Processed: Re: Bug#869084: linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware

Processing control commands: > tags -1 + patch Bug #869084 [src:linux] linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware Added tag(s) patch. -- 869084: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869084 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with

Processed: Re: Bug#869084: linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware

Processing control commands: > forwarded -1 https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless=150124050420053=2 Bug #869084 [src:linux] linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware Set Bug forwarded-to-address to 'https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless=150124050420053=2'. --

Bug#869084: linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware

Control: forwarded -1 https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless=150124050420053=2 On 2017-07-20 13:54 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Package: src:linux > Version: 4.12.2-1~exp1 > Severity: important > > As of commit f70e4df2b384d21e36a7c30a591639592692e0ec, the rtl8723be > driver uses a new firmware

Bug#869084: linux-image-4.12.0-trunk-amd64: rtl8723be fails to work with old firmware

Package: src:linux Version: 4.12.2-1~exp1 Severity: important As of commit f70e4df2b384d21e36a7c30a591639592692e0ec, the rtl8723be driver uses a new firmware file rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin which is not packaged for Debian yet. There is fallback code to load the old firmware file