Device Drivers --->
    [*] Network device support --->
        [*] Wireless LAN --->
            [*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
            <M> Intel Wireless Wifi
            [*]   Enable LED support in iwlagn and iwl3945 drivers
            [*]   Enable Spectrum Measurement in iwlagn driver
            [*]   Enable full debugging output in iwlagn and iwl3945 drivers
            <M>   Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN (iwlagn)
            [*]     Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN
            [*]     Intel Wireless WiFi 5000AGN; Intel WiFi Link 1000,
6000, and 6050 Series

Can't tell what that might be. Make sure your kernel configuration look like
shown above.

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:29 PM, modsrm <modsrm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> im having problems in getting my wifi card working with kernel 2.6.38 r6.
>
> I built the kernel with userspace firmware loading support, and with
> iwl3945 as a module.
> I can successfully load the module, but when i try to bring wlan0 up,
> kernel messages says "firmware file req failed: -2", which i guess means
> file not found, even though i did emerge the microcode the kernel is looking
> for, and the microcode file is in /lib/firmware.
>
> Am i missing some step? Do i have to run a daemon to load the microde?
>
> Thanks!
> Roberto
>
> ------------------------------------------
> sent from my mighty Nexusone
>