(SOLVED) linux-firmware removes iwl3945

m4co · 2010-06-23 07:08:09

Looks like many are having a problem with linux-firmware package, I tried to find a topic related to my problem but this is slight different

by installing linux-firmware it removes iwl3945, that is my wifi drive

so now I have no wifi

Do I have to downgrade the whole thing (including kernel) to fix this ?
I thought linux-firmware would have this wifi drive, how can I check ?

Last edited by m4co (2010-06-23 07:46:34)

Allan · 2010-06-23 07:19:03

> pacman -Ql linux-firmware | grep iwl
linux-firmware /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
linux-firmware /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
linux-firmware /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
...

Looks like it is still there...

m4co · 2010-06-23 07:46:04

Yep, you are right

Maybe the kernel didn't load before

sorry for the precipitated topic

jalu · 2010-06-24 21:19:05

What does this mean exactly? Were the iwl3945 drivers "integrated" by the kernel? Is it safe to remove iwl3945 from the modules list?

Either way, my wifi now works whereas I needed to reboot to get it to start in the past, so I'm not complaining.

m4co · 2010-06-24 21:43:44

I think you're right, it means if you install 'linux-firmware' you no longer need the individual iwl3945 (right, Allan?)

it will ask to remove once you install it, so just follow the installation and it will be fine

jalu · 2010-06-24 21:49:01

Thanks for the reply, m4co.

I did replace iwl3945 with linux-firmware, but I was just curious as to what was happening "under the hood", why it needed to be replaced in the first place.

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#1 2010-06-23 07:08:09

(SOLVED) linux-firmware removes iwl3945

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