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

[Peter Lutek]

matthew, here's some output for you:

[root@localhost plutek]# cat /etc/modules.conf
cat: /etc/modules.conf: No such file or directory
[root@localhost plutek]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
alias eth0 b44
alias eth1 ipw2200

alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd

# original setup for onboard audio; commented out in favour of HDSP,
below:
#
# alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
# install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
# remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
}; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 ---
alias snd-card-0 snd-hdsp
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hdsp
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
[root@localhost plutek]# /sbin/rmmod ipw2200
[root@localhost plutek]# /sbin/modprobe ipw2200
[root@localhost plutek]# /sbin/lsmod|grep ipw
ipw2200               102668  0 
ieee80211              25636  1 ipw2200
[root@localhost plutek]# tail /var/log/messages
Nov 24 09:50:05 localhost gdm(pam_unix)[2547]: session opened for user
plutek by (uid=0)
Nov 24 10:04:05 localhost su(pam_unix)[3993]: session opened for user
root by plutek(uid=500)
Nov 24 10:04:57 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.12
Nov 24 10:04:57 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel
Corporation
Nov 24 10:04:57 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection
Nov 24 10:04:58 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to send TX_POWER
command
Nov 24 10:05:02 localhost last message repeated 4 times
Nov 24 10:05:02 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Unable to initialize device
after 5 attempts.
Nov 24 10:05:02 localhost kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
device
Nov 24 10:05:02 localhost kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed
with error -5

let me know what you think! thanks again.

-p



> did you ever post your /etc/modules.conf?
> 
> and of course lsmod |grep ipw
> 
> and a new one. after you do a modprobe could you also do a tail
> /var/log/messages
> 
> Don't fret, I am using this right now under your kernel, so we will
> get it to work.
> 
> m.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:23:13 -0500, Peter Lutek <plutek@infinity.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 12:06, Peter Lutek wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 10:23, Matthew Allen wrote:
> > > > This is why I asked mark about which wireless adapter he has. I have
> > > > this working on my machine, without having to recompile the kernel.
> > > >
> > > > 2.6.7-1.437.1.ll.rhfc2.ccrma
> > > >
> > 
> > ok... sorry, guys. i'm back.
> > 
> > i've dropped my kernel back to the version mentioned above -
> > 2.6.7-1.437.1.ll.rhfc2.ccrma - because i cannot successfully write CD's
> > with a 2.6.8 kernel. unfortunately, now the ipw2200 no longer works.
> > 
> > i did:
> > 
> > cd /whatever/ipw2200-0.13
> > make uninstall
> > make clean
> > make
> > make install
> > checked that the firmware was still in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/
> > checked that the relevant kernel configs were the same as the 2.6.8
> > checked keys-eth1 and ifcfg-eth1
> > 
> > i'm now stuck at my previous problem, that when i try to activate eth1,
> > i get the error message "ipw220 device eth1 does not seem to be
> > present". doing rmmod, wait, then modprobe doesn't seem to help this
> > time.
> > 
> > ugh!
> > 
> > any new ideas?
> > 
> > -p
> > 
> >
>