[Avila] where to place ipw2200 firmware ?

ESSELLAK Radouane Radouane.Essellak at heig-vd.ch
Tue Nov 28 09:31:33 EST 2006


hello;
I have GW2345 borad with intel PRO 2915ABG miniPCI card. when booting =
kernel I got thos message

<6>[42949375.160000] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network =
Driver, 1.1.2kd
<6>[42949375.170000] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
<4>[42949375.170000] PCI: enabling device 0000:00:02.0 (0140 -> 0142)
<6>[42949375.180000] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG =
Network Connection
<3>[42949385.190000] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: =
Reason -2
<3>[42949385.190000] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
<3>[42949385.200000] ipw2200: failed to register network device
<4>[42949385.200000] ipw2200: probe of 0000:00:02.0 failed with error -5

I've placed firmware files (ipw2200-bss.fw ipw2200-ibss.fw and =
ipw2200-sniffer.fw) in /lib/firmware and also in /etc/firmware and still =
have the same message.

Thanks

Radouane Essellak
HEIG-Vd @ Yverdon-les-Bains
Switzerland





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