Source: broadcom-sta
Version: 5.100.82.112-2
Severity: normal
Due to 02-rename-to-wlan0.patch (applied via #648169), the interface created
by wl was renamed (now wlan0, formerly eth1) following an upgrade. This
affected my existing ifupdown configuration, requiring amendments within
/etc/network/interfaces to restore wireless LAN connectivity.
>From /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules:
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4329 (wl)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*",
ATTR{address}=="00:1c:10:2d:aa:63", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1",
KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4329 (wl)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*",
ATTR{address}=="00:1c:10:2d:aa:63", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1",
KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
I don't see why it was necessary to divert from upstream here, as other
non-mac80211 drivers (e.g. atmel*, ipw2100, ipw2200, orinoco*, zd1201) were
not adapted to follow this mac80211 convention.
If users are to be potentially inconvenienced after a package upgrade, this
should be noted in a NEWS.Debian file.
Geoff
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