- Issued:
- 2010-03-30
- Updated:
- 2010-03-30
RHEA-2010:0215 - 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
An enhanced iwl4965-firmware package is now available.
Description
This package contains the firmware required by the iwl4965 driver for
Linux.
- The firmware package has been enhanced to synchronize it with the latest
version of the upstream Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN driver (version
228.61.2.24). This upgrade brings about the following new functionality:
More graceful handling of Rx hangs (NMI)
More reliable scanning
A ten second pauses after association before power-down
Receiver is now reset via re-tune after it misses beacons
TGK measurement is now disabled when it receives a packet
More reliable Tx with ACK/BA/CTS
As a result, the driver is now more reliable in a range of areas, scanning
more efficiently and handling problems and interruptions better.
(BZ#510757)
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated iwl4965-firmware package,
which resolves this issue.
Solution
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/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- 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 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-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
i386 | |
iwl4965-firmware-228.61.2.24-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 283652d79df6a7671ae22e01f016cd784758664e4ebef5a9459b90c3a5ad9f08 |
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