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linux-restricted-modules package

  1. Bug #268721
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 268721

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Baard Johansen (baard) wrote : Re: [intrepid alpha 5] ipw2200 driver breaks in latest intrepid release

I can confirm that the firmware is missing. I just upgraded from a working copy of Hardy (8.04.1) and lost my wireless connection.

dmesg:
[ 681.287975] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[ 681.287984] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[ 681.289717] ipw2200 0000:03:03.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 681.296473] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[ 681.297971] firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw
[ 681.300878] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
[ 681.300893] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
[ 681.300897] ipw2200: failed to register network device
[ 681.301496] ipw2200 0000:03:03.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 681.301680] ipw2200: probe of 0000:03:03.0 failed with error -5

I have linux-restricted-modules-generic installed, but no ipw2200-bss.fw in /lib/firmware/2.6.27-7-generic

Copying from a previous kernel solves it:
$cp /lib/firmware/2.6.22-14-generic/ipw2200-bss.fw /lib/firmware/2.6.27-7-generic