FC6 wireless IPW2200 - Page 2

#16 27th October 2006, 06:52 PM

hi guys,
should ndiswrapper work ok with fc6? running iwconfig causes kernel to crash. it worked fine in fc5!

jim · #17 27th October 2006, 08:56 PM

the ipw2200 device only needs the firmware installed thats it nothing more.

remove all rpms you have installed

go here
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7
agree at the botttom download the firmware
extract to /lib/firmware

rmmod ipw2200
modprobe ipw2200

set the wireless device to not be activated on boot
reboot
run networkmanager and connect

poblano · #18 27th October 2006, 09:11 PM

Mystery solved. I was wondering why the device kept complaining that the "radio kill switch was on", so I went to the ipw2200 SourceForge site and found that my laptop (a Dell Inspiron B130) toggles the wireless connection on and off via the Fn+F2 key combination. And to think I've been racking my brain about this for over two months!

Sedmic · #19 28th October 2006, 05:05 PM

Thank you! This solved my problem as well. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000. I used the stock ipw2200 installed on the 2.6.18 kernel and added the 3.0 firmware and followed the instructions in this thread to make it work.

murkman · #20 29th October 2006, 04:42 PM

I do not have the wireless device turned on at boot and yet I have to manually rmmod the ipw2200 module and restart the network and NetworkManager services everytime:. Here's the error I get in /var/log/dmesg:

ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmprq
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
ipw2200: failed to register network device
ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:02.0 failed with error -5

Again, this device is not turned on at boot. I've also tried this with modprobing ipw2200 and without, same result. This same error shows up in /var/log/messages. Where else can I look to solve this? This worked fine in FC-6 Test 3.

Iron_Mike · #21 29th October 2006, 04:58 PM

When you say you don't have the hardware turned at boot, do you mean "activate on boot" option from the configuration menu, or do you mean you have the hardware/software swtich turned off??

How did you upgrade from FC6T3, did a yum/cd upgrade or did you do a fresh install? Double check that you have the 3.0 firmware installed in /lib/firmware directory. Remove the firmware and reinstall it. If it still doesn't work, try using the rmmod ipw2200 and modprobe ipw2200

murkman · #22 29th October 2006, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron_Mike

When you say you don't have the hardware turned at boot, do you mean "activate on boot" option from the configuration menu, or do you mean you have the hardware/software swtich turned off??

I mean, "activate on boot". So it should try to load, correct? I did a fresh install with the official release last week and this is the current problem. Once logged into Gnome, NetworkManager does not find a wireless connect (wired is fine). I open a root terminal and "rmmod ipw2200", then I "service network restart" and "service NetworkManager" (I wish there was a restart NetworkManager option on the icon but there isn't).

I am using the latest firmware from soureforge. It works when I do the above. Selinux is off, btw. And I'm on a network with no encryption. The one thing I haven't tried is turning off compiz. Let try that an I'll report back.

Iron_Mike · #23 29th October 2006, 08:23 PM

Open a terminal window su - to root and type system-config-network, or if you want to do from the menus, goto system -->administration -->network, type in the root password. How many devices are listed ?? If only your wired is listed, select the "new" tab, select wireless, is your wireless listed under this tab??

FatMutha · #24 30th October 2006, 01:56 PM

OK well I removed the drivers I installed through yum ipw2200 1.2.0-45.fc6.i386 and then all of a sudden I was able to get my card to work and connect at home. However I can't make any wireless connections using WEP it always fails when trying to get an IP address, at home its ok I can disable my WEP encryption, but in the office this is not an option.

FatMutha

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatMutha

OK so I decided to upgrade to latest driver for the ipw2200 via yum it installed

ipw2200 1.2.0-45.fc6.i386
ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686
ipw2200-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686

and now i get the following error when I try to activate the device

Device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.

what gives??
again any help is appriciated

ukmunkyman · #25 30th October 2006, 07:30 PM

alrite, I tried removing everything related to my ipw2200 card then followed the steps to install the v3 software

everything works until i modprobe ipw2200 where I get

[root@localhost ipw2200-fw-3.0]# /sbin/modprobe ipw2200
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211_crypt (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

cant find anyone else having the same problem, any1 know whats going on?

FatMutha · #26 31st October 2006, 08:32 PM

I get the same errors if I install the Ieee80211 module through yum, and as a result I can't connect at all or get the device working. I I remove the package, I'm able to get the device working and connect, but only to no encrypted networks. When I try to connect to my office network which is WEP encrypted it fails all the time, even though I put in my WEP key. I can't use network manager as I have no menu icon for it and don;t know the terminal command for it, however through yum it does say its installed (would like the icon for this). I tried connecting through system/administration/network and I tried wifi-radar and Wireless Assistance, again they all work but not when trying to connect to a WEP network.

FatMutha

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukmunkyman

alrite, I tried removing everything related to my ipw2200 card then followed the steps to install the v3 software

everything works until i modprobe ipw2200 where I get

[root@localhost ipw2200-fw-3.0]# /sbin/modprobe ipw2200
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211_crypt (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

cant find anyone else having the same problem, any1 know whats going on?

Malachai · #27 1st November 2006, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmattax

I'm running FC6 on a dell 600m running IPW2100 wireless, getting the 2200 wireless to work is similar:

1. for 2200: http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php and download the appropriate firmware
If you have 2100 intel wireless drivers go to http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php

2. untar the files to the desktop

3. Copy files to the lib/firmware folder

Code:

mv *.fw /lib/firmware

4. remove any modules (sub 2100 if using 2100 drivers)

Code:

/sbin/modprobe -r ipw2200

5. install ipw modules

Code:

/sbin/modprobe ipw2200

6. reboot

once booted, go to the network manager and select new wireless settings, your card should now be displayed, if not try to download and use another version of the firmware (I'm running on the 1.3 version for the 2100)

That should do it!

Okay I just found this regarding the ipw2200 ....The 2 users that are using Dell laptops maybe you might be able to help me.

I have a Dell XPS M120... I'm getting an error message

Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
SET failed on device eth1 ; Invalid argument.

Determining IP information for eth1... failed; no link present. Check cable?

I read that our laptop uses the FN+F2 keys... But how do I make it work in Linux?

Every time I press that... I look in my var/log/message and get this error message

localhost kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x88 on isa0060/serio0).
localhost kernel: atkbd.c: Use setkeycodes e008 <keycode>' to make it known.

What am I doing wrong? Let me know when you have a chance okay.

FatMutha · #28 2nd November 2006, 02:50 PM

Malachi.... i have a dell inspiron 6000, i had the bit rate error too, I fixed it by removing drivers i had installed in an attempt to get my wireless card to show up under wireless instead of ethernet. below are the 3 packages I installed which caused the bit rate error for me and when removed got rid of the error. I then did the modprobe stuff mention and voila my card was setup as a wireless and i was able to make connections. However I can't making any WEP connections. As for using the fn -f2 option in linux, never bothered trying to get it to work, you could try doing a key map under System/Preferences/Keyboard Shortcuts, i myself I just went it the bios, disable the fn-f2 option and made the wireless always on. Also make sure to install the latest firmware... i believe its 3.0-9 though yum.

ipw2200 1.2.0-45.fc6.i386
ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686
ipw2200-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686

Malachai · #29 12th November 2006, 08:39 AM

Hey FatMutha,

I tried a rpm -qa for all the 3 items you posted and i dont have any of those.... The only thing I did was install the firmware that's it.... Is there other way of finding these items or something?

Iron_Mike · #30 12th November 2006, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malachai

Hey FatMutha,

I tried a rpm -qa for all the 3 items you posted and i dont have any of those.... The only thing I did was install the firmware that's it.... Is there other way of finding these items or something?

That's just it, you don't need those 3 rpms mentioned above. You have the 3.0 firmware installed in your /lib/firmware correct? Now all you have to do is setup the network connection. Go to system -->administration -->network, select "new", "add", "wireless" and select you ipw2200 from the list. Configure it according to your setup. Now if you want to use network manager, go to system -->administration -->services and put checkmarks in the top 2 services, NetworkManager, and NetworkManagerDispatcher, save it and reboot. It will show a new icon in your notification area, left click it and it should show a lists of available AP