Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-20-generic

The latest release of linux-backports-modules (-2.6.24-20.21) installed
a wrongly named microcode file, it generates:

Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 firmware_helper[6528]: main: error loading 
'/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode' for device 
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0/firmware/0000:0c:00.0' with 
driver '(unknown)'
Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340140] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode 
firmware file req failed: Reason -2
Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340262] iwl4965: Could not read microcode: 
-2
Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340483] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 
0000:0c:00.0 disabled

In syslog and the driver fails to initialize.

The firmware files installed by linux-backports-modules-2 are named with
a -lbm infix:

$ dpkg-query -L linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-20-generic | grep ucode
/lib/firmware/2.6.24-20-generic/iwlwifi-4965-2-lbm.ucode
/lib/firmware/2.6.24-20-generic/iwlwifi-3945-1-lbm.ucode

-- rec --

** Affects: linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-20-generic
  
- The latest release of linux-backports-modules installed a wrongly named
- microcode file, it generates:
+ The latest release of linux-backports-modules (-2.6.24-20.21) installed
+ a wrongly named microcode file, it generates:
  
  Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 firmware_helper[6528]: main: error loading 
'/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode' for device 
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0/firmware/0000:0c:00.0' with 
driver '(unknown)'
  Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340140] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode 
firmware file req failed: Reason -2
  Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340262] iwl4965: Could not read 
microcode: -2
  Aug  2 01:19:59 elf5 kernel: [   52.340483] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 
0000:0c:00.0 disabled
  
  In syslog and the driver fails to initialize.
  
  The firmware files installed by linux-backports-modules-2 are named with
  a -lbm infix:
  
  $ dpkg-query -L linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-20-generic | grep ucode
  /lib/firmware/2.6.24-20-generic/iwlwifi-4965-2-lbm.ucode
  /lib/firmware/2.6.24-20-generic/iwlwifi-3945-1-lbm.ucode
  
  -- rec --

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iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode firmware file req failed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254232
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