[PlanetCCRMA] intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG with planetedge kernels

[Peter Lutek]

yes, the alias line is in modprobe.conf.
the log messages are showing a problem with firmware loading.

here's the output:

[root at localhost root]# lsmod | grep ipw2200
ipw2200               118892  0
ieee80211              33700  1 ipw2200
[root at localhost root]# cat /var/log/messages | grep ipw2200
Nov 19 11:48:37 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13
Nov 19 11:48:37 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 19 11:48:37 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200_boot.fw load failed
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:
0xFFFFFFFE
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
device
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed
with error -5
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200_boot.fw load failed
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:
0xFFFFFFFE
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
device
Nov 19 11:54:47 localhost kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed
with error -5
Nov 19 12:01:46 localhost system-config-network[3402]: -+
//etc/modprobe.conf ^Ieth1 alias ipw2200
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200_boot.fw load failed
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:
0xFFFFFFFE
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
device
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed
with error -5
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200_boot.fw load failed
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:
0xFFFFFFFE
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
device
Nov 19 16:49:15 localhost kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed
with error -5


> could you post 
> 
> lsmod | grep ipw2200
> cat /var/log/messages | grep ipw2200
> 
> also is your /etc/modprobe.conf set up with the line:
> alias eth1 ipw2200
> 
> this will make it so that ifconfig and the rest of those net apps know
> what device eth1 points to.
> 
> m. 
> 
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:28:45 -0500, Peter Lutek <plutek at infinity.net> wrote:
> > > HWADDR (which is the MAC address of your wireless dev) can be gotten
> > > by doing an ifconfig eth1. I dont know exactly where ifconfig is
> > > getting the info, but I guess if you troll through /proc/ you may find
> > > it..
> > 
> > ifconfig eth1 returns :
> > eth1: error fetching interface information: Device not found
> > 
> > i'll go hunting, and if all else fails i'll drop my WinXP disk (which i
> > kept, untouched, since getting everything functioning on this machine)
> > back in and see if it can tell me.
> > 
> > best-
> > -p
> > 
> >
>