Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1558 - iwl1000-firmware bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iwl1000-firmware bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated iwl1000-firmware package that fixes various bugs and adds several enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iwl1000-firmware package provides the firmware required by the iwglan driver for Linux to support Intel Wireless WiFi Link 1000 series adapters.

The iwl1000-firmware package has been upgraded to upstream version 39.31.5.1, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#694245)

All users of the iwlagn driver are advised to upgrade to this updated iwl1000-firmware package, which resolves these issues and adds these enhancements.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• iwl1000-firmware-39.31.5.1-1.el6.noarch.rpm
• iwl1000-firmware-39.31.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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