ipw2200: Unable to load firmware

[jim lawrence]

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:29:52 -0800, Sergio Antoy <antoy at cs.pdx.edu> wrote:
> I installed kernel 2.6.10-1.770_FC3 in a Sony Vaio VGN S260.
> If I boot with the wireless switch on, in the log messages I
> find
> 
> Mar  9 15:49:43 antoy kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200_boot.fw load failed
> Mar  9 15:49:43 antoy kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: 0xFFFFFFFE
> Mar  9 15:49:44 antoy kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network device
> Mar  9 15:49:48 antoy kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:0b.0 failed with error -
> If I boot with the switch off, the system dies when I turn the
> switch on. No messages in the case.
> 
> The wireless card used to work in an older kernel.
> 
> Sergio
>
did you install the wireless via rpms?
  
do you have the kernel module for the .770 kernel?

try   rpm -qa | grep ipw2200
to see what ya got 

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Jim Lawrence
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