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From: "Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:07:18
Message-Id: 1387451143.2920.21.camel@iivanov-dev.int.mm-sol.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem by Florian HEGRON
1 Hi,
2
3 On Thu, 2013-12-19 at 09:54 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote:
4 >
5 > On 2013-12-19 09:47, Ivan T. Ivanov wrote:
6 > > Hi Florian,
7 > >
8 > Hi
9 > > On Thu, 2013-12-19 at 09:08 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote:
10 > >
11 > >
12 > >
13 > > I found the line !!
14 > >
15 > > I had to enable wireless extension option on Network Support ->
16 > > Wireless
17 > >
18 > > So I enable my card support, and I reboot (I already emerge
19 > > ipw2200-firmware).
20 > >
21 > > #dmesg | grep 2200
22 > > [ 1.180583] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver,
23 > > 1.2.2k
24 > > [ 1.180643] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
25 > > [ 1.182617] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
26 > > Connection
27 > > [ 61.408070] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason
28 > > -2
29 > >
30 > > This means that driver can not find ipw2200-bss.fw file (probably
31 > > part of sys-firmware/ipw2200-firmware) to load it to wireless card
32 > > RAM chip. Ensure that you have that file, usually it is localed
33 > > in /lib/firmware.
34 > >
35 > This file is present, I checked.
36 >
37
38 How did you build this driver? I mean as module or it is
39 build in ([M] or [*]). If it is build in it is possible
40 that root file system is not mounted when driver loads.
41 Try to build it as module.
42
43
44 Regards,
45 Ivan

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Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem Florian HEGRON <hogren@×××××.com>