Update: It's better to leave the wifi card slot uncovered. When the cover is screwed, it pushes the card that heels a little and probably the "Stradivari" loses the tuning. Some additional info: Linux Mint 13 Maya on a Dell Latitude D600.
sudo lshw -C Network *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 01 serial: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 firmware=5705-v3.16 latency=32 link=no mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair resources: irq:11 memory:faff0000-faffffff *-network:1 description: Wireless interface product: PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0 logical name: eth1 version: 04 serial: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2100 driverversion=git-1.2.2 firmware=712.0.3:3:00000001 ip=192.168.1.100 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=34 mingnt=2 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b resources: irq:5 memory:fafef000-fafeffff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24776 Title: ipw2100 - "Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart." Status in Linux: Invalid Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-source-2.6.22 package in Baltix: Invalid Status in linux package in Fedora: Invalid Bug description: /**** ATTENTION **** I believe this issue is specific to the error that a chipset that is not 802.11G capable will return when it picks up an a beacon from a router that is not mixed-mode, but 802.11G specific. Please verify. Remove mixed-mode from your G routers, and see if you can get this repeated. Then add back mix mode and see if it goes away and if you're connected with 802.11B. ****/ [ Current Status ] The ipw2100 driver was last updated on 2007-01-31. That tarball release contained an issues file that described this particular bug: Firmware restart is detected randomly ---------------------------------- After running one or two days, Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection driver will only occasionally restart the firmware. "ipw2100: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart" To resolve this problem, the system must be rebooted. Defect #329 [ Original Description ] Since I've upgrade to Breezy, ipw2100 driver no longer works and in dmesg I've got plenty "Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart." I'm always able to do an iwlist : % sudo iwlist eth1 scanning eth1 Scan completed : ... Cell 02 - Address: 00:07:CB:51:65:E0 ESSID:"gaspard" Protocol:IEEE 802.11b Mode:Master Channel:11 Encryption key:on Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 11 Quality=92/100 Signal level=-36 dBm Extra: Last beacon: 31ms ago But the card no longer register. It stays "unassociated" whatever I've tried : % sudo iwconfig eth1 essid gaspard key open XXXXXXXXXX mode auto % sudo iwconfig eth1 eth1 unassociated ESSID:"gaspard" Nickname:"ipw2100" Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit Rate=0 kb/s Tx-Power:off Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:4D7E-7ED3-1D Security mode:open Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 Sometimes, it works for a short time and after half an hour or an hour, it crash again. I've tried to upgrade ipw2100 and the firmware. No way. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/24776/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp