Re: Problems iwi load

From: Panagiotis Astithas <past_at_ebs.gr>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:39:59 +0200
Sam Leffler wrote:
> Panagiotis Astithas wrote:
>> Martin Wilke wrote:
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>>> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:33:15 +0200
>>> Panagiotis Astithas <past_at_ebs.gr> wrote:
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>>> Thx and done,
>>>
>>> the new problem after load "if_iwi" is "firmeware_get: faild to load
>>> image iwi-bss". i have firmware form the ports "without iwicontrol"
>>> installed.
>>
>>
>> Are you sure it is iwi-bss and not iwi_bss? The firmware support is 
>> looking for /boot/kernel/iwi_bss.ko IIUC, so if you don't have it, you 
>> should "cd /sys/modules/iwi_fw; make install". The port should not be 
>> necessary any more.
> 
> So far as I can tell the firmware images have not been committed to cvs 
> (nor should they be due to the license) so you still need the port.  It 
> is interesting however that I see a sys/modules/iwifw directory in the 
> cvsweb listing; looks like someone got happy fingers.


My fingers are guilty, too. I'm using mlaier's version of the driver, so 
my advice is patently bogus.

Sorry,

Panagiotis
Received on Sun Mar 12 2006 - 17:40:27 UTC

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