Bug 112735 - Intel PRO 2200BG: firmware can't be loaded on system start
Summary: Intel PRO 2200BG: firmware can't be loaded on system start
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: SUSE LINUX 10.0
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Network (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 2
Hardware: i386 All
: P5 - None : Normal
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Assignee: Dr. Werner Fink
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Reported: 2005-08-24 15:07 UTC by Tim Ehlers
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:29 UTC (History)
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Description Tim Ehlers 2005-08-24 15:07:47 UTC 
Booting the system:   
   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: module not supported by Novell, setting   
U taint flag.   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network   
Driver, 1.0.6   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel   
Corporation   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG   
Network Connection   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: ipw-2.3-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: 0xFFFFFFFE   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network device   
Aug 24 16:48:07 linux kernel: ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed with error   
-5   
   
after boot by hand:   
   
modprobe -r ipw2200  
modprobe ipw2200  
rcnetwork start  
  
in /var/log/messages:  
Aug 24 16:50:14 linux kernel: ipw2200: module not supported by Novell, setting 
U taint flag. 
Aug 24 16:50:14 linux kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network 
Driver, 1.0.6 
Aug 24 16:50:14 linux kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel 
Corporation 
Aug 24 16:50:14 linux kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG 
Network Connection 
 
after that Interface is there and working.
Comment 1 Tim Ehlers 2005-08-24 15:29:53 UTC 
Relict from 9.3-Update:  
  
cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel | grep ipw 
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="ipw2200" 
 
This seems not to work anymore, but was inserted by hand in 9.3. 
 
When this is removed, its works on boot again.