[ltp] t43 ipw2200 wireless

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I have the same wireless problem with my R52 running kernel-2.6.12. I
figured out that in my case it is a name problem: module ipw2200 wants to
load the following firmware: ipw2200_boot.fw, etc whereas the real firmware
names are: ipw-2.X-boot.fw etc. (where X a version number). I think
recompiling the module will fix it but I've not come that far yet. (I guess
you need the kernel headers in order to recompile the module...?).

--Henk

On 9/28/05, Charles E. Rick Taylor, IV <charletiv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 23:05 +0200, 20100 p wrote:
>
> >
> > lsmod gives :
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > ...
> > ipw2200 188424 0
> > ieee80211 52100 1 ipw2200
> > ieee80211_crypt 6340 2 ipw2200,ieee80211
>
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >
> > iwconfig :
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > $ sudo iwconfig
> > lo no wireless extensions.
> >
> > eth0 no wireless extensions.
> >
> > sit0 no wireless extensions.
> > $
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> > I have an X41 and I use Debian sid, with 2.6.12 (recompiled myself)
> > and ipw2200 module from contrib debian package with latest firmware.
> > The Wireless activation led is not lit, and I do not know how to
> > activate/deactivate the wireless card. I installed tpb and with the
> > out of the box configuration Fn-F5 just switch bluetooth on/off.
> > Any hint on what to do now ?
>
> Still sounds like the firmware isn't getting loaded. Check your dmesg
> log when you insert the ipw2200 module. If I move the firmware to the
> wrong place on my system, the driver still loads, but it (of course)
> doesn't work, and I see the same stuff you describe above. I *also* see
> this in the dmesg log:
>
> ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.0
> ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
> ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
> ipw2200: ipw-2.2-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2
> ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: 0xFFFFFFFE
> ipw2200: failed to register network device
> ipw2200: probe of 0000:01:05.0 failed with error -5
>
> Until you check that out, you can't rule out that the firmware files you
> downloaded just are in the wrong place.
>
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> --------------------------------------------------------------------
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I have the same wireless problem with my R52 running kernel-2.6.12. I
figured out that in my case it is a name problem: module ipw2200 wants
to load the following firmware: ipw2200_boot.fw, etc whereas the real
firmware names are: ipw-2.X-boot.fw etc. (where X a version number). I
think recompiling the module will fix it but I've not come that far
yet. (I guess you need the kernel headers in order to recompile the
module...?).<br>
<br>
--Henk<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/28/05, <b class=3D"gmai=
l_sendername">Charles E. Rick Taylor, IV</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:charleti=
v@gmail.com">charletiv@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0p=
t 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 23:05 +0200, 20100 p wrote:<br><br>&gt;<br>&gt; lsmod=
 gives :<br>&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>&gt; ...<br>&gt; ipw2200&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp; 188424&nbsp;&nbsp;0<br>&gt; ieee80211&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;52100&nbsp;&nbsp;1 ipw220=
0<br>&gt; ieee80211_crypt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6=
340&nbsp;&nbsp;2 ipw2200,ieee80211
<br><br>&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>&gt;<br>&gt; iwconfig :<br>&gt; =
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>&gt; $ sudo iwconfig<br>&gt; lo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no wireless extensions.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; eth=
0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no wireless extensions.<br>&gt;<br>&gt=
; sit0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no wireless extensions.
<br>&gt; $<br>&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>&gt; I have an X41 an=
d I use Debian sid, with 2.6.12 (recompiled myself)<br>&gt; and ipw2200 mod=
ule from contrib debian package with latest firmware.<br>&gt; The Wireless =
activation led is not lit, and I do not know how to
<br>&gt; activate/deactivate the wireless card. I installed tpb and with th=
e<br>&gt; out of the box configuration Fn-F5 just switch bluetooth on/off.<=
br>&gt; Any hint on what to do now ?<br><br>Still sounds like the firmware =
isn't getting loaded.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check your dmesg
<br>log when you insert the ipw2200 module.&nbsp;&nbsp;If I move the firmwa=
re to the<br>wrong place on my system, the driver still loads, but it (of c=
ourse)<br>doesn't work, and I see the same stuff you describe above.&nbsp;&=
nbsp;I *also* see
<br>this in the dmesg log:<br><br>ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 =
Network Driver, 1.0.0<br>ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation<=
br>ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection<br>ipw220=
0:=20
ipw-2.2-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2<br>ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:=
 0xFFFFFFFE<br>ipw2200: failed to register network device<br>ipw2200: probe=
 of 0000:01:05.0 failed with error -5<br><br>Until you check that out, you =
can't rule out that the firmware files you
<br>downloaded just are in the wrong place.<br><br>--<br>------------------=
--------------------------------------------------<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles =
E. &quot;Rick&quot; Taylor, IV &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:charletiv@gmail.com">c=
harletiv@gmail.com
</a>&gt;<br>---------------------------------------------------------------=
-----<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;Web: <a href=3D"http://www.rickandpatty.com">http://w=
ww.rickandpatty.com</a><br>------------------------------------------------=
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