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From: modsrm <modsrm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Iwl3945
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:30:10
Message-Id: CAAZoGc9fCAwHbp2uTbKEcT5DEHApfLoBrPO4wEc3otLr2T98bA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Iwl3945 by Srdjan Rakic
1 Hey thanks for the answer.
2
3 No luck with changing the name of the microcode.
4
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6 sent from my mighty Nexusone
7 On Jul 24, 2011 6:57 p.m., "Srdjan Rakic" <srki80@×××××.com> wrote:
8 > - iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
9 >
10 > This error indicate a firmware version/filename mismatch. Just rename the
11 > file to whatever iwlwifi displays in this case: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode If
12 this
13 > fails, try an alternate version, perhaps
14 > net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode-228.57.1.21.
15 > The above is taken from Gentoo wiki troubleshoot section for iwlwifi
16 > drivers. Try that in case you haven't already.
17 >
18 > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:29 PM, modsrm <modsrm@×××××.com> wrote:
19 >
20 >> Hi there,
21 >>
22 >> im having problems in getting my wifi card working with kernel 2.6.38 r6.
23 >>
24 >> I built the kernel with userspace firmware loading support, and with
25 >> iwl3945 as a module.
26 >> I can successfully load the module, but when i try to bring wlan0 up,
27 >> kernel messages says "firmware file req failed: -2", which i guess means
28 >> file not found, even though i did emerge the microcode the kernel is
29 looking
30 >> for, and the microcode file is in /lib/firmware.
31 >>
32 >> Am i missing some step? Do i have to run a daemon to load the microde?
33 >>
34 >> Thanks!
35 >> Roberto
36 >>
37 >> ------------------------------------------
38 >> sent from my mighty Nexusone
39 >>