On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:16:54AM +0200, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > In data marted? 2008-10-14 20:49:17 +0200, Stefano Sabatini ha scritto: > > In data luned? 2008-10-06 19:45:36 +0200, Didier Raboud ha scritto: > > > Le mardi 19 ao?t 2008 19:02:56 Stefano Sabatini, vous avez ?crit?: > > > > Package: firmware-iwlwifi > > > > Version: 0.12 > > > > Severity: grave > > > > Justification: renders package unusable > > > > > > > > > > > > I got this when I try to load iwl3945: > > > > > > > > When I try the command: > > > > modprobe iwl3945 > > > > > > > > it hangs for half a minute, then I get this error: > > > > > > > > iwl3945: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection > > > > iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2 > > > > iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2 > > > > ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:10:00.0 disabled > > > > iwl3945: probe of 0000:10:00.0 failed with error -2 > > > > > > > > I'm using firmware-iwlwifi 0.12, with a linux-2.6.24 i686 debian > > > > custom kernel. > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > a new firmware-iwlwifi package is available in unstable. Please try this > > > new > > > package and update your linux-image to get the latest iwlwifi driver and > > > report back if the problem is still alive. > > > > > > N.B. I don't get any error with the firmware... > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Updated to iwlwifi-firmware 0.13. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> uname -a > > Linux geppetto 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Thu Oct 9 15:18:09 UTC 2008 i686 > > GNU/Linux > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> sudo modprobe -r iwl3945 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> sudo modprobe iwl3945 > > > > with dmesg I get: > > [ 332.178973] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection > > driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks > > [ 332.178973] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation > > [ 332.178973] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:10:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) > > -> IRQ 17 > > [ 332.178973] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:10:00.0 to 64 > > [ 332.178973] iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG > > [ 332.218972] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels > > [ 332.218972] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs' > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> sudo iwconfig > > lo no wireless extensions. > > > > eth1 no wireless extensions. > > > > wmaster0 no wireless extensions. > > > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated > > Tx-Power=0 dBm > > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B > > Encryption key:off > > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > > > So the module looks correctly loaded. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning > > > > Here it hangs for 30 seconds more or less, then I get this: > > > > wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down > > > > From dmesg: > > [ 372.025418] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode > > [ 432.097666] iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: > > Reason -2 > > [ 432.097676] iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~> locate iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode > > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode > > > > Hints will be highly appreciated. > > And the problem was... > > udevd was dead, so it couldn't load the firmware. It took me a good > guessing effort for realizing that firmware is loaded by udev, I was > indeed experiencing the same loading firmware problem with another > module and finally I read something about the firmware being loaded by > udev. > > Please improve the behaviour of the module so that it will check for > the presence of udevd and tell explicitely if it isn't present rather > than hang forever trying to load the firmware. > > Anyway, bug report has to be considered closed, now I have to > understand why udevd was dying...
Thanks for the followup! > Thanks, regards. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
