Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:09:15 -0700 (PDT) | From | Walter Goldens <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update |
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> > Are there any changelogs for these firmware files? Do > they > > only offer support for newer chips, or are there any > actual > > improvements and bug fixes implemented? Users should > know > > whether updating the firmware will be of any use to > them. > > Shiang Tu from ralink says [1] : > "We always suggest to use latest firmware, because it's > backward > compatible and also has some enhancement, bug fix, or > support of new > chip.
Sorry, but how very ... Microsoft-y of Ralink. Something has changed, a bug, an improvement, but we are to guess what it is? Maybe if people knew how these firmware files affect different generations of chips, they'd knew how to maintain them better. I think this contributes to the mess here.
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