[PATCH] ipw2200: switch to the new ipw2200-fw-3.0 image format
authorJames Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:22:28 +0000 (03:22 +0800)
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:08:04 +0000 (15:08 -0500)
commit9006ea75cfaded82acbc34d03e9d4e86447f40a9
treea65ca3227d09488495444b9f4d43179c595191c4
parent651be26f2daf31e61faf4b55ada709cf39ec76a2
[PATCH] ipw2200: switch to the new ipw2200-fw-3.0 image format

This patch modifies the driver to support the ipw2200-fw-3.0 image format.

The 3.0 fw image does not add any new capabilities, but as a result of
image format changes, it should fix two problems experienced by users:

1) Race conditions with the request_firmware interface and udev/hotplug
are improved as only a single request_firmware call is now required to
load the firmware and microcode (vs. 3 separate calls previously)

2) The monitor mode firmware (sniffer) is now packaged with the correct
boot image so it can now function without frequent restarts.

Note: Once you apply this patch, you will also need to upgrade your
firmware image to the 3.0 version available from:

        http://ipw2200.sf.net/firmware.php

Signed-off-by: James Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c