[wplug] IBM T42 IPW2200

[Jason Dunn]

With the newest kernel in FC3, manual install of the drivers are not 
needed.  I've been using FC3 for a while now on a T41 with the IPW2200 
card, and they decided to integrate the drivers to the kernel as of 
2.6.11-1.14_FC3.  Are you sure you need to manually install them?



Matthew T. Engel wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I trying to setup an IBM T42 laptop which has the integrated intel
> wireless chipset (fedora core 3).  
> 
> I have successfully installed and configured this setup several months
> ago (december/january w/older driver versions ipw2200 sourceforce
> drivers, and w/out SELinux), but after fresh FC3 install (SELinux
> enabled) and upgrading to kernel 2.6.11 I'm having some problems.
> 
> After installing driver and firmware, reboot, new hardware is detected,
> and I am able configure eth1 to use dhcp.  However, later in the boot
> process after eth1 is brought up, i get an error, "ipw2220 device eth1
> does not seem to be present, delaying initialization." 
> 
> checking the dmesg shows errors about ipw2200 not being able to load
> firmware....
> 
> 
> I recompiled 2.6.11 kernel with options:
> "device drivers" --> "Generic device drivers"
> 	[ ] select only drivers that don't need compile time firemware.
> 	[ ] prevent firmware from being built.
> 	[*] hotplug firmware loading support. 
> 	(the last option being the only one selected).
> 
> Now after #make install, I get warnings for ipw2200.ko and ieee80211.ko
> and _crypt "need unkown symbol netpoll_trap".  ?I have no idea what this
> warning means?
> 
> any help appreciated... thanks in advance.
> matt engel
> mengel at allegheny.edu
> 
> 
> 
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