zd1211rw tries to load firmware from wrong file

[Mikko Virkkilä]

Seems the zd1211rw module is expecting the firmware to be loaded from the directory /lib/firmware/zd1211 which doesn't exist.

Having the symlinks
/lib/firmware/zd1211/zd1211b_ub -> /lib/firmware/2.6.17-7-generic/zd1211b-WS11Ub.fw
and
/lib/firmware/zd1211/zd1211b_uphr -> /lib/firmware/2.6.17-7-generic/zd1211b-WS11UPhR.fw
seemed to get the driver properly loaded in my case (zd1211b chip).

[Mikko Virkkilä (virkkila)]

After this fix I'm able to see my AP with `iwlist scan` and even iwconfig would suggest everything is fine.

Unfortunately I'm unable to get an ip-address using dhcp and it would seem that no packages are sent out as dhcp claims it is broadcasting. I draw this conclusion from the fact that neither the wlan dongle's light nor the AP:s wlan light is blinking.

I'll be glad to try any remedy or to give more information. I'm best reached through irc (as mvirkkil).

[Ben Collins (ben-collins)]

Fixed in repo. If you need to, please open another bug report about the non-working issue.

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

Bug #61990 says that this is broken again.

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

This is broken in Edgy beta.

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

Sep 30 10:48:29 eser kernel: [17179654.528000] usb 3-5: USB disconnect, address 3
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.076000] usb 3-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.208000] usb 3-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.232000] usb 3-5: Could not load firmware file zd1211/zd1211_ub. Error number -2
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.232000] zd1211rw 3-5:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -2
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser firmware_helper[4530]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/zd1211/zd1211_ub' for device '/class/firmware/3-5' with driver 'usb'
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.344000] usb 3-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
Sep 30 10:48:36 eser kernel: [17179662.476000] zd1211rw: probe of 3-5:1.0 failed with error -2

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

I can confirm the non-working issue with the symlinks in place, duplicate bug #58259 also confirms that.

[peter76 (pf-moll)]

For me it works with the symlinks in place ( sort of ). Although my /etc/network/interfaces has this setting, it doesn't work before I do a manual

iwconfig eth1 essid myessid

and then a manual dhclient.

But I think this is another bug...

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

In Edgy beta the files have the correct name (zd1211b_ub rather than zd1211b-WS11Ub.fw as previously) but they are still in /lib/firmware/2.6.17-7-generic and it is looking for them in /lib/firmware/zd1211/.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

It sounds like there are two issues here; if you have a problem with the driver even when the firmware is loaded, then please file a separate bug if it is not already filed.