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
[email protected]
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
