Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "Alan E. Davis" <lngndvs@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless WPA and ipw2200 problems
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:46:49
Message-Id: 7bef1f890608210442y1cdfc3e7kac8acdccb63c6146@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless WPA and ipw2200 problems by Richard Fish
1 I am pretty sure I have the latest firmware installed---several
2 versions are installed. I'll check whether I am using the package or
3 the kernel-based firmware. I may upgrade the kernel, also. This will
4 take a day or so. Thanks (again),
5
6 Alan Davis
7
8 On 8/21/06, Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org> wrote:
9 > On 8/21/06, Alan E. Davis <lngndvs@×××××.com> wrote:
10 > > I suspect that ubuntu loads firmware that is incompatible with gentoo.
11 >
12 > More likely you just don't have the right firmware installed under
13 > gentoo. Check the dmesg output after attempting to load the module,
14 > and look for something about missing firmware. It would also help us
15 > to know if you are using the in-kernel drivers, or the external
16 > net-wireless/ipw2200 package.
17 >
18 > -Richard
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26 Alan Davis, Kagman High School, Saipan lngndvs@×××××.com 1-670-256-2043
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28 I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program I
29 must share it with other people who like it.
30 --------Richard Stallman
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