On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 12:44 +0000, Jose Rodriguez wrote: > >After running "dmesg |grep 2200" > > > > I got the following output: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg |grep 2200 > > ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmq > > ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation > > ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection > > ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2 > > ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2 > > ipw2200: failed to register network device > > ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:0b.0 failed with error -5 > > > > so, the problem seems to be with the "firmware". I will go after > > it and try again... > > Ciao, Marcelo > > You need the driver firmware, which is not included in Debian due > to licensing issues, I believe. Download it from > > http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php > > Uncompress and put the *.fw files in /lib/firmware > > Everything should be fine now. >
Ciao Jose, I got the firmware v3.0. I uncompressed it in /lib/firmware. Now the card is recognized by the system! Thanks a lot. Many thanks to Michael and Louis by the advices too. Regards Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
