Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem

["Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@mm-sol.com>]

On Thu, 2013-12-19 at 15:09 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote: 
> On 2013-12-19 14:51, Ivan T. Ivanov wrote:
> > On Thu, 2013-12-19 at 14:19 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > >
> > > > I had to enable wireless extension option on Network Support ->
> > > > Wireless
> > > >
> > > > So I enable my card support, and I reboot (I already emerge
> > > > ipw2200-firmware).
> > > >
> > > > #dmesg | grep 2200
> > > > [    1.180583] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver,
> > > > 1.2.2k
> > > > [    1.180643] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
> > > > [    1.182617] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
> > > > Connection
> > > > [   61.408070] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason
> > > > -2
> > > >
> > > > This means that driver can not find ipw2200-bss.fw file (probably
> > > > part  of sys-firmware/ipw2200-firmware) to load it to wireless card
> > > > RAM chip. Ensure that you have that file, usually it is localed
> > > > in /lib/firmware.
> > > >
> > > This file is present, I checked.
> > >
> > >
> > > How did you build this driver? I mean as module or it is
> > > build in ([M] or [*]). If it is build in it is possible
> > > that root file system is not mounted when driver loads.
> > > Try to build it as module.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ivan
> > 
> > Built-in and I don't have initramfs. I will test with module 
> > compilation
> > and may be with an initramfs. What do you think ?
> > 
> > If you don't have initramfs till now you would not needed it just for 
> > this.
> > 
> > Build driver as module, ensure that you have correct entry in
> > /etc/conf.d/modules [1] [2] (this will auto load wifi driver).
> > And you should be fine. Just for the test you can load it by hand
> > 
> > # modprobe "ipw2200-driver-name"
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ivan
> > 
> > [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OpenRC/Baselayout_1_to_2_migration
> > [2]
> > 
> > $ cat /etc/conf.d/modules
> > modules="ipw2200-driver-name"
> > 
> 
> Ok, where can I find the driver-name ?

I am pretty sure it's name will be ipw2200 :-)

$ cd /usr/src/linux

$ grep -r   ipw2200 * | grep Kconfig
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig:          See <file:Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200> for 
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig:	  <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>.  See the above referenced README.ipw2200 
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig:	  Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2200 driver.
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig:            % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1
drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig:            % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface

Regards.

> 
> Thanks.
>