Re: getting ipw2100 to find its firmware at boot time?

[Alexander Pohl <a.h.pohl@gmail.com>]

On 04/09/05, Dick Davies <rasputnik@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just built the ipw2100 module under etch according to
>   http://blogs.cocoondev.org/michaelm/archives/002084.html
> everything seemed to go fine, and when I tweak /etc/network/interfaces I can
> 
> # modprobe ipw2100
> # ifup eth2
> 
> and dhcp etc works fine
> 
> (eth0 = built in ethernet, eth1 = ip-over-firewire)
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how to load the module automatically at boot time.
> 
> I added 'ipw2100' to /etc/modules and rebooted, and I get this error:
> 
>   hypnotoad:/home/rasputnik# dmesg|grep ipw
>   ipw2100: no version for "ieee80211_get_crypto_ops" found: kernel tainted.
>   ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.2
>   ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation
>   ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
>   ipw2100: eth0: Firmware 'ipw2100-1.3.fw' not available or load failed.
>   ipw2100: eth0: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2
>   ipw2100: eth0: Failed to power on the adapter.
>   ipw2100: eth0: Failed to start the firmware.
>   ipw2100Error calling register_netdev.
>   ipw2100: probe of 0000:01:05.0 failed with error -5
> 
> (After i login a 'modprobe ipw2100; ifup eth2' outputs this to dmesg :
>   ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.2
>   ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation
>   ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
> )
> 
> Couple of reasons this could happen spring to mind
> 
> 1. eth0 isn't a wireless interface (though not sure why that works in
> multi-user)
> 2. /usr isn't mounted when modprobe runs
> 3. I have something back-asswards ...
> 
> What's the 'Debian Way' to load ipw2100 modules?
> Thanks.
> 
> 


Hi Dick,

you have to copy the files to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.

Hope that helped,
Alexander