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splurben

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IWLWIFI Firmware Conflict, Opinion On Safe Removal of LINUX-FIRMWARE

kernel:

Linux Penny1 4.2.5-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 27 08:13:28 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

lspci:

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07:02.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
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I have an RALINK PCI wireless adapter in this system that I believe will work much better with the linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi package based on various forum posts, however, I also have some multimedia devices in this system, specifically:

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05:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23885 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 02)
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that also depend on firmware.

The RALINK RT2561/RT61 fails to initialize with current firmware about two out of three boots.

When I go to install linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi I get the error:

linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi and linux-firmware are in conflict. Remove linux-firmware

I don't want to break the rest of the system just to get the one firmware, and I've looked for the individual firmware I need to add to /lib/firmware but haven't had any luck.

All this being said, does anyone have any insight that might help me move forward on this?

Thanks in advance, Kirk

Trilby

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Re: IWLWIFI Firmware Conflict, Opinion On Safe Removal of LINUX-FIRMWARE

linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi provides linux-firmware.  So anything that works with linux-firmware should work with the git package. This is what the provides array means: the git-iwlwifi is a superset of linux-firmware.

It is possible that linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi could fail to do what it is supposed to, but that could be said of any package.  So I'd try it out - but have a live cd/usb around just in case.

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splurben

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From: Augusta, Western Australia

Registered: 2014-02-28

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Re: IWLWIFI Firmware Conflict, Opinion On Safe Removal of LINUX-FIRMWARE

Cheers, wifi improved and no loss of tertiary firmware, great advice — thanks!

linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi provides linux-firmware.  So anything that works with linux-firmware should work with the git package. This is what the provides array means: the git-iwlwifi is a superset of linux-firmware.

It is possible that linux-firmware-git-iwlwifi could fail to do what it is supposed to, but that could be said of any package.  So I'd try it out - but have a live cd/usb around just in case.