Bug#501157: linux-image-2.6.26: New Intel Wifi Link 5100 and 5300.

[Frank Lin PIAT]

Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
Version: 2.6.26-5
Severity: wishlist

Hello,

Intel has a new wireless chipset. Laptops with those chipset are currently
hitting the market, and we can assume they will replace the 3965/4965 soon.

Are there any plan (and any chance) to have them supported in Lenny ?
It seems that the driver is getting merged in upstream kernel 2.6.27.

Intel would like to announce Linux support for Wifi Link 5000 and
5100 Series Adapters under iwlwifi driver (iwlagn.ko)
The Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 Series and 5300 is a families of IEEE
802.11a/b/g/Draft-N1 wireless network
adapters that operate in both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz spectra. These
adapters, available
in both PCIe* Mini Card and Half Mini Card form factor
5100 1x2 MIMO up to 300Mbps
5300 3x3 MIMO up to 450Mbps

A summary of this discussion will be available in the wiki page :
http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

Thanks,

Franklin

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[1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=121866189316587&w=2

8086:4232 Wifi Link 5100 Wireless Adapter
8086 1201 5100ABGN Mini Card
8086 1205 5100BG Mini Card
8086 1206 5100ABG Mini Card
8086 1301 5100ABGN Half Mini Card
8086 1305 5100BG Half Mini Card
8086 1306 5100ABG Half Mini Card
8086 1321 5100ABGN Half Mini Card Dell
8086 1326 5100ABG Half Mini Card Dell
8086:4235 Wifi Link 5300 Wireless Adapter
8086 1001 5300ABGN Mini Card
8086 1101 5300ABGN Half Mini Card
8086 1121 5300ABGN Half Mini Card Dell
8086:4236 Wifi Link 5300 Wireless Adapter
8086 1011 5300ABGN Mini Card Lenovo
8086:4237 Wifi Link 5100 Wireless Adapter
8086 1211 5100ABGN Mini Card Lenovo
8086 1216 5100ABG Mini Card Lenovo

[maximilian attems]

Post by Frank Lin PIAT
hitting the market, and we can assume they will replace the 3965/4965 soon.
Are there any plan (and any chance) to have them supported in Lenny ?
It seems that the driver is getting merged in upstream kernel 2.6.27.

no it is too late for this one,
also iwlwifi changed considerable from .26 to .27.
so not an easy backport and in scope for the lenny+half kernel

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