Issued:

2011-05-19

Updated:

2011-05-19

RHEA-2011:0552 - new package: iwl6000g2a-firmware

Synopsis

new package: iwl6000g2a-firmware

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

A new iwl6000g2a-firmware package that works with the iwlagn driver in the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernels to enable support for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6005 Series AGN Adapters is now available.

Description

iwlagn is a kernel driver module for the Intel Wireless WiFi Link series of devices. The iwlagn driver requires firmware loaded on the device in order to function.

This new iwl6000g2a-firmware package provides the firmware required by iwlagn to enable Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6005 Series AGN Adapters. (BZ#663971)

All users of the iwlagn driver, especially those requiring iwl6000g2a support, should install this new package, which provides this enhancement.

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

• iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm
• iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.2-1.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 677742

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.