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On Monday, December 12, 2022, Vitaly Zaitsev via devel <
devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> On 11/12/2022 20:53, Adam Williamson wrote:
>
>> There's a PR at
>> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/linux-firmware/pull-request/9 , and
>> Intel folks seem receptive to the idea of removing at least some of the
>> older ones upstream too.
>>
>
> So, you want the still-working Wi-Fi chipsets to stop working? Terrible
> change. Strongly -1.
>
> 72XX, 82XX and 9XXX are still used even in new budget-class laptops.
>
>
There is a misunderstanding, it's not about older chips but about older
firmware versions, required for older kernels.
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On Monday, December 12, 2022, Vitaly Zaitsev via devel <devel@lists.fedoraproject.org=
> wrote:
On 11/12/2022 20:53, Adam Wil= liamson wrote:
There's a PR at
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/linux-firmware/= pull-reque =C2=A0 , andst/9
Intel folks seem receptive to the idea of removing at least some of the
older ones upstream too.
So, you want the still-working Wi-Fi chipsets to stop working? Terrible cha= nge. Strongly -1.
72XX, 82XX and 9XXX are still used even in new budget-class laptops.