Re: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200

[Alexander Nasonov <alnsn%yandex.ru@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/52411; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alexander Nasonov <alnsn%yandex.ru@localhost>
To: Donald Allen <donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost>
Cc: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,
	kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/52411: Cannot load iwn0 firmware (Intel Centrino Wireless-N
 2200
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:11:34 +0100

 Donald Allen wrote:
 > > Frankly, I see nothing useful in this bug report that can be acted upon.
 > > No dmesg, no precise error message, nothing. Just "It doesn't work for
 > > me". At this point, I'm really considering just closing the PR as
 > > "Thanks for testing, sorry, that it didn't work".
 > 
 > Fine. Close it. By the way, show me where the bug reporting mechanism
 > says "Please include a dmesg". This is consistent with keeping other
 > essential information about the system a secret. A recipe for oblivion
 > and you are almost there.
 
 You should redirect all your anger to Intel which keeps "essential
 information about the system a secret" by giving you only firmware.
 
 Please close the bug and the thread.
 
 -- 
 Alex