Re: wireless ipw2200 firmware problem

From: Michael Heiming (michael+USENET_at_www.heiming.de)
Date: 05/15/05 

Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 20:04:49 +0200

In comp.os.linux.development.system Freedom <freedom@linux.it>:
> hi... I have installed the drivers for my Interl/pro wireless 2200 and the
> firmware.... but when the system try to load them i have the following
> error:
> ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.1
> ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
> ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
> ipw2200: ipw-2.2-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2
> ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: 0xFFFFFFFE
> ipw2200: failed to register network device
> ipw2200: probe of 0000:00:0b.0 failed with error -5

> what is the problem? help me please!

You are IIRC using a dead old version of the driver, 1.0.3 or
even higher is current and works (for me) quite better. I'd
upgrade and see if this works better. Make sure to unload
('rmmod') the old driver and load the new one, you don't need to
reboot. 

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