- Issued:
- 2008-07-14
- Updated:
- 2008-07-14
RHEA-2008:0423 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
iwl4965-firmware enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Update iwl4965 firmware to version contemporary with iwl4965 driver in
RHEL 5.2 kernel.
Description
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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
ia64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-4.44.1.18-2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0de7996bec60b96c01eaf58135e82e017aba0ad69f920426bc666adc0e4fe805 |
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