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diff --git a/debian/patches/debian/iwlwifi-do-not-request-unreleased-firmware.patch b/debian/patches/debian/iwlwifi-do-not-request-unreleased-firmware.patch new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c8061436d --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/patches/debian/iwlwifi-do-not-request-unreleased-firmware.patch @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> +Subject: iwlwifi: Do not request unreleased firmware for IWL6000 +Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/689416 +Forwarded: not-needed + +The iwlwifi driver currently supports firmware API versions 4-6 for +these devices. It will request the file for the latest supported +version and then fall back to earlier versions. However, the latest +version that has actually been released is 4, so we expect the +requests for versions 6 and then 5 to fail. + +The installer appears to report any failed request, and it is probably +not easy to detect that this particular failure is harmless. So stop +requesting the unreleased firmware. + +--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/6000.c ++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/6000.c +@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ + #include "dvm/commands.h" /* needed for BT for now */ + + /* Highest firmware API version supported */ +-#define IWL6000_UCODE_API_MAX 6 ++#define IWL6000_UCODE_API_MAX 4 /* v5-6 are supported but not released */ + #define IWL6050_UCODE_API_MAX 5 + #define IWL6000G2_UCODE_API_MAX 6 + #define IWL6035_UCODE_API_MAX 6 |