[ltp] T60p - No Device Found for ipw3945 WiFi card on FC5 most recent kernel

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

I need some insight as to what Im doing wrong with the IPW3945 Wifi card
not being found. Im really lost as to what Im doing wrong and yes I have
cponfirmed that the wireless card is enabled in the BIOS :)

Ont to my novel of what I have already tried....  PLEASE HELP!!!!  I
really dont want to tun this laptop into wall arter :)

Here is what I have done to date:

I have been able to compile necesary drivers using RPMs for my kernel
(2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp.  The driver module is being located and loaded
without errors in dmesg, dmesg | less shows:

ieee80211_crypt: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, 1.1.14
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation
<jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ipw3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Network Connection driver for Linux,
1.1.0-pre2d
ipw3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation

When I do an lsmod the drivers are present and are being used by the
ieee80211 modules.

An lsmod shows the modules being loaded:

ipw3945               190888  0
ieee80211              33224  1 ipw3945
ieee80211_crypt         9984  1 ieee80211


When I look in the Network Configuration, the hardware tab does show the
ipw3945 as being present, but it states the status as configured.


I can load the modules without any error but when I try to bring up the
interface I get the following error:

ipw3945 device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization

I thought this maybe was the result of an IRQ conflict, but when I changed
the the IRQ to one that wasnt being used under cat /proc/interrupts, I
still get the same error.

I thought this was maybe caused by a firmware issue.
the ipw3945.Ucode Microcode is located under my /lib/firmware, but there
is no .fw file in there, just the ipw3945.ucode file.

I dont have the file /etc/hotpulg/firmward.agent file so is it possible
the firmware isnt being loaded???  The directory /etc/hotplug isnt even
there.

I found an article on the net that described the configuration for the
modprobe.conf file, and this is what I have in there:

alias eth1 ipw3945
install ipw3945 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ipw3945 ; sleep 0.5 ;
/sbin/ipw3945d --quiet
remove ipw3945 /sbin/ipw3945d --kill ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove
ipw3945

It also stated that I need to add the following line to my rc.local file
/sbin/ipw3945d --quiet


Im really at an end here and Im not even sure what I can try next....  Its
as if the hardware isnt being recognized.  Any thoughts on what I should
try next would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks much,

Interp01