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dimaash
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 Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: liveCD wireless on ibm t42 [SOLVED] |
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Can anyone tell me how to get wireless network going with Gentoo LiveCD?
I've tried the net-setup script but it didn't do much.
I've also tried to setup mac address and essid parameters for eth1 interface but
unsuccessful.
Any help would be appriciated.
Thx.
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bobspencer123
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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does iwconfig -a show any wireless interfaces?
if not then you need to modprobe the driver for your card if there is one natively available in the kernel the live cd uses. If it does show wireless extensions then you probably can just
ifconfig eth1 up
iwconfig eth1 key 9999999999 (if you have a wep enabled)
iwconfig eth1 essid "name-of-your-routers-essid"
dhcpcd eth1 |
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dimaash
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | does iwconfig -a show any wireless interfaces? |
No, it doesn't show any wireless interfaces.
When i do i see that ipw2200 is loaded though.
When i nothing happens, i dont' get any errors, nor any output...nothing.
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bobspencer123
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: |
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are you sure that ipw2200 is the correct driver for your card?
does dmesg give any information. If it is the correct driver then it should say something, maybe even if its not.
might also help to list your wireless card and preferably the chipset it runs on if you know. |
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dimaash
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | are you sure that ipw2200 is the correct driver for your card? |
Well, my ibm t42 has intel pro 2200bg wireless adapter, so i think ipw2200 is the correct driver.
| Quote: | | does dmesg give any information |
Dmesg gives me the following interesting peace of info:
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ipw2200: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Network Driver
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
ipw2200: ipw-2.4-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2
ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
ipw2200: failed to register network device
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I guess that might be the problem. Though i don't know how to fix. I mean i can't recompile kernel cause it's LiveCD, or LiveUSB in my case.
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bobspencer123
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: |
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You need to get the firmware for your driver from here
then follow these instructions ( the only really important part is placing the firmware in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
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10. LOADING FIRMWARE VIA HOT-PLUG
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Before you can load the driver, you need the firmware image. You can find
instructions for obtaining the firmware by going to:
http://ipw2200.sf.net/firmware.php.
Once you have the firmware, unzip the archive. You should find seven
files within it:
LICENSE A copy of the firmware license
ipw--boot.fw Boot strap image
ipw--bss_ucode.fw Used in BSS mode
ipw--bss.fw Used in BSS mode
ipw--ibss_ucode.fw Used in IBSS mode
ipw--ibss.fw Used in IBSS mode
ipw--sniffer.fw Used in Monitor mode
ipw--sniffer_ucode.fw Used in Monitor mode
You need to place all of these files into the hotplug firmware directory,
e.g. /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ or /lib/firmware/. Check the contents
of the /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent to determine the specific location for your
distribution.
If you do not have /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent, then you need to upgrade your
hotplug scripts to something later than 2003_10_07. You can obtain the latest
hotplug scripts via the following link (look for hotplug,
not firmwarehotplug):
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=17679
Also, make sure that your kernel supports the hotplug firmware loader. See the
section above, KERNEL REQUIREMENTS -- Configuration, on CONFIG_FW_LOADER .
NOTE: Loading this firmware image will not affect the ipw2200 in any other
operating systems you may boot. Each OS keeps its own copy of the firmware,
and loads its own copy onto the hardware each time the OS initializes the
card.
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dimaash
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Okey, thx for ur response bobspencer123. Though i have another question. What i am trying to do is to get wireless working on a LiveCD/LiveUSB gentoo system. I do not have already installed gentoo on my laptop. That is why i want wireless on pre-built liveCD/USB system; so that i can compile gentoo. But i mean how do i place those files in there if the system is being loaded from the image? i mean /lib/firmware is there once the system is loaded in the memory. If i place those files in there i will have to reboot and after the reboot it's going to be like new.
Confused... |
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dimaash
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| bobspencer123 u there?....or maybe any1 else knows? Plz help. |
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bobspencer123
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think you will have to reboot once you place the firmware in that location. Once you put it there just to modprobe ipw2200. Then the module should reload and hopefully recognize the firmware. Then you can install gentoo and you will have to place the firmware back in /lib/firmware again.
edit: I have never used the live cd for gentoo so this might not work but since no one else is answering i hope this helps. it also might be easier if your laptop has a regular ethernet cord just to install gentoo the traditional way and after you got a system up and running then you can figure out your wireless. But i guess you probably don't have this option or you would have went to it already. |
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dimaash
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| Thx bobspencer123. It worked out. Now i can finally get to the process of installing gentoo. |
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bobspencer123
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| cool glad its working out for you. |
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