[ltp] Using IPW2100 on a R50

[Rolando Martinez]

Nils:

You need the new version of the firmware for latest ipw2100 module 
(version 0.44), ando copy it to

/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware

in this case:

/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ipw2100-1.1.fw



Nils wrote:

>Hi everybody,
>
>I am trying to use the latest debian package (.42) of the IPW2100 driver on my 
>R50. After failing to compile and use it with kernel 2.4.26 I managed to 
>compile and actually load the module with 2.6.5. Problem is: the firmware 
>load obviously fails and I can't find out why. 
>
>dmesg reports:
>ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 0.42
>ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
>Detected ipw2100 PCI device at 0000:02:02.0, dev: eth1, mem: 
>0xC0214000-0xC0214FFF -> e0be0000, irq: 11
>eth1: Using hotplug firmware load.
>eth1: Firmware not available or load failed
>eth1: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2
>eth1: Failed to power on the adapter.
>eth1: Failed to start the firmware.
>ipw2100: probe of 0000:02:02.0 failed with error -5
>
>Does anyone have an idea what this is about?
>
>Thanks
>Nils
>  
>


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