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Pogue Mahone
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 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: Problem with ipw2100 -> has now caused gnome login proble |
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I recently upgraded to kernel-2.6.15-suspend2-r6 because it fixed a gnome problem (don't ask....).
However, I am unable to get a dhcp lease for the card. The module gets loaded and interface is up but no connection to Access point.
I have tried the options described in the gentoo ipw2100 wiki http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_ipw2100 and tried both the 2.6.14 and the 2.6.15-r1 configurations. Still no cigar. I have had it working smooth for ages with the 2.6.12-r6 kernel.
I am of course using WEP encryption.
Anybody got a working configuration?
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Nick C
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Location: Portsmouth, England
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| can you check the output of dmesg and see if any error is showing there, there is a known issue currently with newer versions of udev and firmware loading |
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Pogue Mahone
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:21 am Post subject: Back to square -1..... |
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output of dmesg gives me:
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ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, 1.1.12
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.5
ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
ipw2100: eth1: Firmware 'ipw2100-1.3.fw' not available or load failed.
ipw2100: eth1: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2
ipw2100: eth1: Failed to power on the adapter.
ipw2100: eth1: Failed to start the firmware.
ipw2100Error calling register_netdev.
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:03.0 disabled
ipw2100: probe of 0000:02:03.0 failed with error -5
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So it seems I am hit by the udev thing...
I then fiddled around with udev as described in the howto but this has caused new strangeness...
When I do make && make modules_install i get a slew of errors (this is just a small sample...):
| Code: | drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2558: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2565: advarsel: implicit declaration of function `WLAN_FC_GET_TYPE'
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2566: error: `IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2567: advarsel: implicit declaration of function `ieee80211_rx_mgt'
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2571: error: `IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2574: error: `IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2492: advarsel: unused variable `stats'
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c: I funktionen '__ipw2100_tx_process':
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2761: advarsel: implicit declaration of function `ieee80211_txb_free'
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c: I funktionen 'ipw2100_tx_send_data':
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2917: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2926: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c:2940: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
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This won't go away - even if I delete the udev rule, unmerge wireless-tools, ipw2100, ipw2100-firmware and try various kernel options. Guess I'm in over my head here  |
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Nick C
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| the only thing i can suggest is to do a make clean before recompiling the kernel, that should clear up any loose files that could be causing problems, it wont fix the bigger problem caused by the updated udev though. If the udev rule isnt working the only thing i can suggest is to downgrade udev to a version that doesnt have this problem. Google for udev ipw2200, should show some results with a working udev version |
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Pogue Mahone
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: Back to square one.. |
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Well.....
I emerged udev 0.85 unstable as the bugtracker said 0.84 solved the udev problem....
I unmerged and reemerged the kernel 2.6.15-suspend2-r6. Everything compiled as it should.
But behold - gnome will now not start! This is the problem I have had before and the reason I upgraded 
My post about that problem can be found here:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-435245-highlight-.html.
Think I will go back to 2.6.12-r5. I am noot l33t enough for living on the edge |
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