Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Card under FC3 for x86_64

[Chadley Wilson]

On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 10:59 +0000, Chris Morrison wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 07:09 +0200, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 19:20 +0000, Chris Morrison wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I cannot get my Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Connection to work under
> > > Fedora Core for x86_64.
> > > 
> > > I have an AMD Athlon 64 3700 Laptop with an Intel Wireless 2200bg
> > > Network Connection fitted. I have downloaded the kernel-2.6.10-1.741_FC3
> > > update via yum.
> > > 
> > > When I boot up with the kernel for the first time, kudzu pops up,
> > > informs me that it has just detected my Intel Wireless 2200bg Network
> > > Connection, and ask me if I would like to configure it, which I do.
> > > 
> > > However, when the systems boots eth1, the wireless connection fails to
> > > start with the message: 
> > > 
> > > ipw2200 device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying
> > > initialization.
> > > 
> > > I have tried with an identical laptop with exactly the same result.
> > > 
> > > Has anyone been able to get the Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Connection
> > > to work under Fedora Core for x86_64?
> > > 
> > > According to the Intel Website, the Linux driver for this connection is
> > > still under development.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Chris
> > > 
> > > 
> > Yes I did, Have youdownloaded and installed the firware rpms from
> > http://ayo.freshrpms.net should have this as a entry in your apt yum or
> > up2date sources list. Search the repo for ipw2200 firmware then your
> > card will work.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Chadley
> > 
> > 
> I downloaded the firmware from freshrpms.net, it installed without a
> hitch, but my network connection is still not being recognised as
> present when the laptop boots.
> 
> What have I missed?
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
After installing the firmware you should reboot, then kudzu will detect
and configure the card for you.
Well you could also just rerun kudzu, but personally I would prefer a
reboot.


Chad