Re: Error on IEEE80211

[Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es>]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 15:46:50 +0700, Zaki Akhmad wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am using Debian Testing. I try to make my wireless on Toshiba L20 get
> detected. I've download the ipw2200 driver[1], and the ieee80211
> driver[2]. When I compile the ieee8021, this error shows up:
> 
> # make IEEE80211_INC=/usr/src/ieee80211/
> # 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
> 
> Request the firmware, but I already extract it
> # tar xzvf ipw2200-fw-2.4.tgz -C /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
> 
> Somebody could give me a hint?

Why do you try to compile these modules yourself? The Debian 2.6.25
kernels already have these modules (ipw2200 version 1.2.2, ieee80211
version git-1.1.13). The only thing you should have to do is to install
the firmware version 3.0 from here:

http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7

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