[CentOS] Wifi card - Intel PRO 5300

Mon Jan 19 19:02:51 UTC 2009
Akemi Yagi <amyagi at gmail.com>

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Dag Wieers <dag at centos.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Ned Slider wrote:
>
>> Dag Wieers wrote:
>>> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Dag Wieers <dag at centos.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Let us know whether we can improve this page to your benefit.
>>>> And firmware for the iwl* drivers will become available from RPMforge
>>>> as soon as Dag has a chance to push them...  :-D
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to Ned for providing them.
>>>
>>> Yes, they will be available in RPM format by tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Back to our regular programme...
>>
>> Thanks Dag - you're a star!
>
> A dying star ;-)
>
> Anyway, looking at the SPEC files I noticed for iwl3945 and iwl4956
> firmware not the latest version have been used. Is there a good reason for
> it or just an oversight ?

Let me explain :-)

When I tested the -2 version of the iwl3945 firmware, it did not work
for me and I had to go back to the -1.

> If there is a reason we should state so in the SPEC file so people retain
> that information.
>
> PS Are you sure you don't want RPMforge commit access ?

I'm sure Ned would love to have the access. :D

Akemi