Wifi connection issues with Intel?

[poma]

On 11.06.2014 10:18, poma wrote:
> On 11.06.2014 04:34, Richard Shaw wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 6:09 PM, poma <pomidorabelisima at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Firmware, kernel module or userspace? :)
>>>
>>
>>    # uname -r
>> 3.14.5-200.fc20.x86_64
>>
>> No clue on firmware, I'm not exactly sure how to check which is being
>> loaded...
>>
>>
>> Did you mention an exact hardware in question?
>>>
>>
>> 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (rev
>> 24)
>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 AGN
>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 48
>> Memory at f0200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
>> Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
>> Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
>> Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>> Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number c8-f7-33-ff-ff-f4-2d-ba
>> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
>> Kernel modules: iwlwifi
>>
>>
>> BTW how are you sure RF environment ain't changed?
>>>
>>
>> Nothing new has come in or left the house since the problem...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>
>
> - KERNEL:
> $ curl -s https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6 | grep iwlwifi
>
> So pick up kernel-3.14.6-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=531773
>
> You can also try with kernel-core-3.15.0-1.fc21.x86_64.rpm
> http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/rawhide-kernel-nodebug/x86_64/
>
>
> - FIRMWARE:
> $ modinfo -F firmware iwlwifi
>
> # yum --enablerepo updates-testing install iwl6000g2b-firmware
>
> $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
> iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch
>
> According to
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi#Firmware
> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 goes with iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1.tgz
> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
> also stated within firmware itself:
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
> "IWL.6000g2b.fw.v18.168.6.1.build.0"
>
> However in Fedora it is packaged as "17" i.e. iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch
>
> However checksums are equal:
>     $ sha1sum /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode \
>     > /tmp/iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
>     0c5dbfed5f50ef39b56827651f572bea25bfc27e  /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
>     0c5dbfed5f50ef39b56827651f572bea25bfc27e  /tmp/iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
> So you are good to go with "17".
>
>
> Josh, do these two firmwares should be in their own packages as "18"?
>
> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 - iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1
> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode - "IWL.6000g2b fw v18.168.6.1 build 0"
> in iwl6000g2b-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f$releasever.noarch.rpm
>
> and
>
> Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 - iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-18.168.6.1
> i.e. iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode - "IWL.6000g2a fw v18.168.6.1 build 0"
> in iwl6000g2a-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f$releasever.noarch.rpm

e.g.

- Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235

1. Rename
iwl6000g2b-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch
to
iwl6000g2b5-firmware-17.168.5.2-38.fc20.noarch
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode

2. Create
iwl6000g2b6-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f20.noarch.rpm
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode


- Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205

3. Rename
iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.3-38.fc20.noarch
to
iwl6000g2a5-firmware-17.168.5.3-38.fc20.noarch
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode

4. Create
iwl6000g2a6-firmware-18.168.6.1-1.f20.noarch.rpm
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode


poma