[Bug 248224] Review Request: iwl4965-firmware - Firmware for Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 A/G/N network adaptors

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Summary: Review Request: iwl4965-firmware - Firmware for Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 A/G/N network adaptors


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=248224





------- Additional Comments From kwizart at gmail.com  2007-07-26 10:24 EST -------
I think there is a missunderstanding about the alternative:
When an update of the firmware is avaible, it takes the newer version of the
firmware (this is not a user choice at this step, because of the priority field
is upper with a newer version - tested)
Also updating the symlink when the interface is used; this won't lead to
problems as the firmware is already loaded, (it might be problematic if there is
firmware reload but there will be also with package upgrade )...

This method is compatible with both non-versionned-firmwares used by kernel and
(if later avaible) versionned-firmwares used by kernel.
If versionned_firmware methode exist, then the alternatives method will only be
usefull for non-versionned_firmware kernels. 
And users will need to run alternatives --config iwl4965-firmware before to
reboot with the relative kernel...

Of cource, the better way is to have versionned firmwares into kernel for
iwlwifi (and maybe others), But if there is one, there is still the same
question we raised for compat-kernel without versionned firmware we will have to
solve...)

TODO:
Have support for parrallele installable firmwares via yum (same as kernel)


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