Re: wireless not working after upgrade
I have this on kern.log
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.734160] iwl3945: Intel(R)
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, in-tree:s
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.734164] iwl3945: Copyright(c)
2003-2011 Intel Corporation
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.734240] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: PCI
INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.734273] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0:
setting latency timer to 64
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.748103] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: bad
EEPROM signature,EEPROM_GP=0x00000000
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.748285] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0:
EEPROM not found, EEPROM_GP=0x10000000
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.748499] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0:
Unable to init EEPROM
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.748670] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: PCI
INT A disabled
Sep 20 20:07:46 wheejy kernel: [ 6.751848] iwl3945: probe of
0000:0c:00.0 failed with error -2
any ideias ? could I just downgrade the firmware package ? how could I
achieve this ?
many thanks
Joao
On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 19:27 +0100, Joao Ferreira Gmail wrote:
> hello all,
>
> I've just upgraded to the latest software packages. Wireless stopped
> working.
>
> details:
>
> jmf@wheejy:~$ lsb_release -a
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID: Debian
> Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy)
> Release: testing
> Codename: wheezy
>
> jmf@wheejy:~$ lspci | grep 3945
> 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> [Golan] Network Connection (rev 53)
>
> jmf@wheejy:~$ su
> Password:
> root@wheejy:/home/jmf# modprobe -l | grep iwl
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-legacy.ko
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl4965.ko
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl3945.ko
> root@wheejy:/home/jmf#
>
> hardware is a DELL Latitude D620.
>
> can I fix this somehow ?
>
> thank you
>
> Joao
>
>
>
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