Enhancement Advisory iwl4965-firmware enhancement update

Advisory: RHEA-2008:0423-5
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2008-07-14
Last updated on: 2008-07-14
Affected Products: RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Update iwl4965 firmware to version contemporary with iwl4965 driver in
RHEL 5.2 kernel.

The iwl4965 wireless driver requires firmware loaded on the device in
order
to function, which this package provides.

The iwl4965 driver and the iwl4965 firmware
work together to provide proper wireless functionality. Therefore, it is
best to pair contemporary versions of these components in order to
provide
maximum compatibility between them, which this updated package provides.

Note that this firmware should be used with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2
and later kernels.

Users of wireless devices using the iwl4965 driver on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.2 or later are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
adds this enhancement.


Solution

Use this firmware when using RHEL 5.2 and later kernels.

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)

IA-32:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
x86_64:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)

IA-32:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
IA-64:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
PPC:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
s390x:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
x86_64:
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm     5e468f55ec8c828cec9d1c9aeafa21e5
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Keywords

firmware, iwl4965


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