a Fix for running Ubuntu Server edition 6.10 over wireless

[wahlberg]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.15

I have a Xterasys XN-2524G wireless card in my desktop computer which registers in Ubuntu Desktop version as: Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps Wireless Interface

When trying to run Ubuntu Server 6.10 I get the error:

Starting up ...
firmware_helper[2706]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/acx/default/tiacx111'
for device '/class/firmware/0000:00:09.0' with driver 'acx_pci'

firmware_helper[2692] main: error loading '/lib/firmware/acx/default/tiacx111c1
6' for device '/class/firmware/0000:00:09.0' with driver 'acx_pci'

looking in /lib/firmware, there is no acx directory. Looking in /lib/firmware/2.6.17-10-server there is no acx, or default directories, and no tiacx* files.

so I archived the /lib/firmware/2.6.17-11-generic folder from the desktop version, and moved it to the server version in /lib/firmware

Then I created /lib/firmware/acx and /lib/firmware/acx/default directories
then I copied the files as follows: cp /lib/firmware/2.6.17-11-generic/acx/default/* /lib/firmware/acx/default

then rebooted, and it works great now

[Jouni Mettala (jouni-mettala)]

Thanks for your bug report.
/lib/firmware/acx/ directory and some (maybe all) files in that directory belongs to linux-restricted-modules package. Does server edition install it by default?

This bug is for pakage linux-source-2.6.15 which is not used in 6.10 Edgy Eft.

[TerryG (tgalati4)]

Triaged to Confirmed. Reporter found a work around for wireless nic. Should be moved upstream if not already.

[TerryG (tgalati4)]

Changed to Fixed Released. Gutsy contains appropriate ACX 111 wireless nic card firmware: (according to readme.txt in /lib/firmware/2.6.22-14-generic/acx)

acx100 USB 1.0.7
acx100 USB 1.0.9 (default)

acx100 PCI 1.7.0
acx100 PCI 1.9.8.b (default)

acx111 PCI 0.1.0.11
acx111 PCI 0.4.11.4
acx111 PCI 0.4.11.9
acx111 PCI 1.2.0.30
acx111 PCI 2.3.1.31

This is an old bug that I am closing out.