Re: [gentoo-user] Iwl3945

[modsrm <modsrm@gmail.com>]

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Hey thanks for the answer.

No luck with changing the name of the microcode.

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sent from my mighty Nexusone
On Jul 24, 2011 6:57 p.m., "Srdjan Rakic" <srki80@gmail.com> wrote:
> - iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
>
> This error indicate a firmware version/filename mismatch. Just rename the
> file to whatever iwlwifi displays in this case: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode If
this
> fails, try an alternate version, perhaps
> net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode-228.57.1.21.
> The above is taken from Gentoo wiki troubleshoot section for iwlwifi
> drivers. Try that in case you haven't already.
>
> 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
>>
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>> sent from my mighty Nexusone
>>

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