On 04/09/05, Dick Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just built the ipw2100 module under etch according to > http://blogs.cocoondev.org/michaelm/archives/002084.html > everything seemed to go fine, and when I tweak /etc/network/interfaces I can > > # modprobe ipw2100 > # ifup eth2 > > and dhcp etc works fine > > (eth0 = built in ethernet, eth1 = ip-over-firewire) > > I'm trying to figure out how to load the module automatically at boot time. > > I added 'ipw2100' to /etc/modules and rebooted, and I get this error: > > hypnotoad:/home/rasputnik# dmesg|grep ipw > ipw2100: no version for "ieee80211_get_crypto_ops" found: kernel tainted. > ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.2 > ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation > ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection > ipw2100: eth0: Firmware 'ipw2100-1.3.fw' not available or load failed. > ipw2100: eth0: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2 > ipw2100: eth0: Failed to power on the adapter. > ipw2100: eth0: Failed to start the firmware. > ipw2100Error calling register_netdev. > ipw2100: probe of 0000:01:05.0 failed with error -5 > > (After i login a 'modprobe ipw2100; ifup eth2' outputs this to dmesg : > ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.2 > ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation > ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection > ) > > Couple of reasons this could happen spring to mind > > 1. eth0 isn't a wireless interface (though not sure why that works in > multi-user) > 2. /usr isn't mounted when modprobe runs > 3. I have something back-asswards ... > > What's the 'Debian Way' to load ipw2100 modules? > Thanks. > >
Hi Dick, you have to copy the files to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware. Hope that helped, Alexander
