Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem

[Ivan T. Ivanov]

On Thu, 2013-12-19 at 14:19 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote: 
>

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> > >
> > > I had to enable wireless extension option on Network Support ->
> > > Wireless
> > >
> > > So I enable my card support, and I reboot (I already emerge
> > > ipw2200-firmware).
> > >
> > > #dmesg | grep 2200
> > > [    1.180583] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver,
> > > 1.2.2k
> > > [    1.180643] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
> > > [    1.182617] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
> > > Connection
> > > [   61.408070] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason
> > > -2
> > >
> > > This means that driver can not find ipw2200-bss.fw file (probably
> > > part  of sys-firmware/ipw2200-firmware) to load it to wireless card
> > > RAM chip. Ensure that you have that file, usually it is localed
> > > in /lib/firmware.
> > >
> > This file is present, I checked.
> >
> >
> > How did you build this driver? I mean as module or it is
> > build in ([M] or [*]). If it is build in it is possible
> > that root file system is not mounted when driver loads.
> > Try to build it as module.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ivan
>
> Built-in and I don't have initramfs. I will test with module compilation
> and may be with an initramfs. What do you think ?

If you don't have initramfs till now you would not needed it just for this.

Build driver as module, ensure that you have correct entry in 
/etc/conf.d/modules [1] [2] (this will auto load wifi driver). 
And you should be fine. Just for the test you can load it by hand

# modprobe "ipw2200-driver-name"

Regards,
Ivan

[1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OpenRC/Baselayout_1_to_2_migration
[2]  

$ cat /etc/conf.d/modules
modules="ipw2200-driver-name"

>
> Thanks.
>