FC4: module-init-tools-3.2.2-0.FC4.1.i386 fails to load ipw2200

[Peter van Hooft]

module-init-tools-3.2.2-0.FC4.1.i386.rpm from updates-testing fails
to load ipw2200 modules correcty.


Fedora Core 4
System: Dell Latitude C400

Kernels tested:
2.6.17-1.2141_FC4
2.6.17-1.2139_FC4

ipw2200 versions tested:
  ipw2200-1.1.3-43.rhfc4.at.i386.rpm 
  ipw2200-firmware-3.0-8.at.noarch.rpm 
  ipw2200-kmdl-2.6.17-1.2139_FC4-1.1.3-43.rhfc4.at.i686.rpm 

  ipw2200-1.1.0-40.rhfc4.at.i386.rpm 
  ipw2200-firmware-2.4-7.at.noarch.rpm 
  ipw2200-kmdl-2.6.17-1.2139_FC4-1.1.0-40.rhfc4.at.i686.rpm 

  And for the 2.6.17-1.2141_FC4 kernel the built-in ipw2200:
  filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2141_FC4/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko
  license:        GPL
  author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
  version:        git-1.1.1
  with ipw2200-firmware-3.0-8.at

Modprobe of ipw2200 results in:
pw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.3mprq
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ
5
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
ipw2200: failed to register network device
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:03.0 disabled
ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:03.0 failed with error -5


I had to revert to module-init-tools-3.2-0.pre9.0.FC4.4.i386.rpm.
This gives:
ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, git-1.1.1
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ
5
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
ipw2200: Detected geography ZZE (13 802.11bg channels, 19 802.11a channels)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.5[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ
5
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
as expected.



peter