Re: Error on IEEE80211

[Zaki Akhmad <za@design.paume.itb.ac.id>]

linux.anas@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware, make a directory of the name of your
> kernel version ( mkdir `uname -r` ) and move the firmware file to that
> directory (if that doesn't work make same steps in /lib/firmware).
>
> Regards
>
> - Anas
>
>
>
>   
Done that, but still won't work

# ls -l /lib/firmware/
total 580
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 191142 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-bss.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 185660 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-ibss.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 187836 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-sniffer.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users  12007 2006-03-08 02:49 LICENSE.ipw2200-fw

# ls -l /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/2.6.25-2-686/
total 584
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 191142 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-bss.fw
drwxr-xr-x 2 za users   4096 2008-08-26 16:04 ipw2200-fw-3.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 185660 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-ibss.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users 187836 2006-03-08 02:49 ipw2200-sniffer.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 za users  12007 2006-03-08 02:49 LICENSE.ipw2200-fw

# modprobe ipw2200
WARNING: Could not open
'/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko': No
such file or directory
WARNING: Could not open
'/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko': No such
file or directory
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200
(/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko):
Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

# dmesg | grep ipw
[    8.719725] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver,
1.2.2kmprq
[    8.719808] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[    8.731008] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
[    9.234951] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
[    9.234951] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
[    9.234951] ipw2200: failed to register network device
[    9.234951] ipw2200: probe of 0000:06:04.0 failed with error -5
[14747.085446] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
[14747.085658] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
[14747.085722] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
[14747.085922] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free