On Monday 08 May 2006 19:05, Antonio Rafael C. Paiva wrote: > Hi all. > > I acquired recently a IBM Thinkpad X31 (802.11b only), but although > the ipw2100 driver loads I cannot get it to work. > > Output at /var/log/messages after re-loading the module: > --------------------------------------- > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 > Network Driver, 1.1.3 > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 > Intel Corporation > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] > -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless > 2100 Network Connection > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ipw2100Error calling register_netdev. > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device > 0000:02:02.0 disabled > May 8 23:01:17 localhost kernel: ipw2100: probe of 0000:02:02.0 > failed with error -5 > --------------------------------------- > > I'm running Debian Etch 2.6.15 "out of the box".
I had to download the firmware and install it , unless you did this already, you should have an error mesage somewhere about no firmware. This was for Etch / ipw2100. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]