Bug#591775: firmware-ipw2x00: WEP does not work with ipw2200 firmware v3.1
Package: firmware-ipw2x00
Version: 0.26
Package `firmware-ipw2x00' contains a firmware version that breaks WEP on
the Intel Pro Wireless 2200 in my ThinkPad T43.
Module ipw2200 loads and detects the interface, but does not connect to
WEP networks (when configured with iwconfig, or using NetworkManager
applet). The card works on unencrypted networks. (I was not able to test
on a WPA-secured network.)
The package description claims to contain v3.0 firmware. However, taking
the mdsum shows that `firmware-ipw2x00' contains v3.1 firmware.
Unpacking/replacing the firmware with v3.0 allows the card to connect to
networks using WEP.
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php
System:
ThinkPad T43, Type/model 1872-64U
Linux squeeze 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Sat Jul 24 02:27:10 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
aka
04:02.0 0280: 8086:4220 (rev 05)
Subsystem: 8086:2711
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
Memory at 90301000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ipw2200
tech@squeeze:~/Downloads$ md5sum ipw2200-fw-3.0/ipw2200-*
f0216818744e31f769098c7310688e97 ipw2200-fw-3.0/ipw2200-bss.fw
8bd8a347b63aa732eb36d6b00ab660b4 ipw2200-fw-3.0/ipw2200-ibss.fw
d57c836007d5245522ddbb030e21749c ipw2200-fw-3.0/ipw2200-sniffer.fw
tech@squeeze:~/Downloads$ md5sum ipw2200-fw-3.1/ipw2200-*
045a46163341514ef17490c76bd0c858 ipw2200-fw-3.1/ipw2200-bss.fw
44cdedc8d5a0eb727466ed982db97a53 ipw2200-fw-3.1/ipw2200-ibss.fw
ebc70dce66f876695fa8852b8ff757ee ipw2200-fw-3.1/ipw2200-sniffer.fw
Description: Binary firmware for Intel Pro Wireless 2100, 2200 and 2915
This package contains the binary firmware for Intel Pro Wireless 2100,
2200 and
2915 cards supported by the ipw2100 and ipw2200 drivers.
Contents:
* Intel Pro Wireless 2100 firmware (bootstrap), version 1.3 (ipw2100-1.3.fw)
* Intel Pro Wireless 2100 firmware (ibss mode), version 1.3
(ipw2100-1.3-i.fw)
* Intel Pro Wireless 2100 firmware (monitor mode), version 1.3
(ipw2100-1.3-p.fw)
* Intel Pro Wireless 2200/2915 firmware (bss), version 3.0 (ipw2200-bss.fw)
* Intel Pro Wireless 2200/2915 firmware (ibss), version 3.0
(ipw2200-ibss.fw)
* Intel Pro Wireless 2200/2915 firmware (snf), version 3.0
(ipw2200-sniffer.fw)
tech@squeeze:/lib/firmware$ md5sum ipw2200-*
045a46163341514ef17490c76bd0c858 ipw2200-bss.fw
44cdedc8d5a0eb727466ed982db97a53 ipw2200-ibss.fw
ebc70dce66f876695fa8852b8ff757ee ipw2200-sniffer.fw
tech@squeeze:/lib/firmware$ dpkg -S ipw2200-bss.fw
firmware-ipw2x00: /lib/firmware/ipw2200-bss.fw
root@squeeze:/home/tech# modprobe -rv ipw2200
root@squeeze:/home/tech# dmesg -c
root@squeeze:/home/tech# modprobe -v ipw2200
root@squeeze:/home/tech# dmesg
[ 1011.857942] ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[ 1011.857950] ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation
<jketreno@linux.intel.com>
[ 1011.876118] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver,
1.2.2kmprq
[ 1011.876121] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[ 1011.876202] ipw2200 0000:04:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) ->
IRQ 21
[ 1011.876285] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[ 1011.876348] ipw2200 0000:04:02.0: firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw
[ 1012.002770] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZM (11 802.11bg channels, 0
802.11a channels)
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