[gobolinux-users] IPW2200 unable to load firmware; firmware package is installed

[Jonas Karlsson]

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:26:59 +0200, Anshuman Aggarwal <anshuman at brillgene.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:00:23 +0200, Anshuman Aggarwal
> <anshuman at brillgene.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jul  7 01:16:59 (none) kernel: [    1.436000] ipw2200: Detected Intel
>>> PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
>>> Jul  7 01:16:59 (none) kernel: [   11.437000] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw
>>> request_firmware failed: Reason -2
>>> Jul  7 01:16:59 (none) kernel: [   11.438000] ipw2200: Unable to load
>>> firmware: -2
>>> Jul  7 01:16:59 (none) kernel: [   11.439000] ipw2200: failed to
>>> register network device
>>>
>>>
>>> I have the IPW2200 firmware packaged installed
>>> Any ideas on this?
>>>
>>>
>> What version of Udev do you have installed?
>>
>> What does 'grep -i firmware /System/Settings/udev/rules.d/*' give? If that
>> doesn't return anything you might want to try 'grep -i firmware
>> /Programs/Udev/Current/Resources/Defaults/Settings/udev/rules.d/*'.
>>
>>
> /System/Links/Libraries/firmware]grep -i firmware
> /System/Settings/udev/rules.d/*
> /System/Settings/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules:ACTION=="add",
> SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", RUN+="/System/Links/Libraries/udev/firmware.sh"
> /System/Settings/udev/rules.d/60-modprobe.rules:ACTION=="add",
> SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ENV{FIRMWARE}="*", \
> /System/Settings/udev/rules.d/60-modprobe.rules:
> RUN+="/sbin/firmware_helper"
>
> I get a lot of udev errors when I boot up not specific to the the
> wireless connection but I am not sure how to capture them. the kernel
> log does not have them and I am not sure how to capture the console log.
>
You did not answer what version of Udev you had...
Make sure that you have /Programs/Udev/Current/lib/udev/firmware.sh and that
/System/Links/Libraries/udev/firmware.sh points there. Also try and run
'UpdateSettings Udev' followed by 'SymlinkProgram Udev'.

-- 
/Jonas

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