Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Card under FC3 for x86_64

[Chris Morrison]

On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 07:09 +0200, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 19:20 +0000, Chris Morrison wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I cannot get my Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Connection to work under
> > Fedora Core for x86_64.
> > 
> > I have an AMD Athlon 64 3700 Laptop with an Intel Wireless 2200bg
> > Network Connection fitted. I have downloaded the kernel-2.6.10-1.741_FC3
> > update via yum.
> > 
> > When I boot up with the kernel for the first time, kudzu pops up,
> > informs me that it has just detected my Intel Wireless 2200bg Network
> > Connection, and ask me if I would like to configure it, which I do.
> > 
> > However, when the systems boots eth1, the wireless connection fails to
> > start with the message: 
> > 
> > ipw2200 device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying
> > initialization.
> > 
> > I have tried with an identical laptop with exactly the same result.
> > 
> > Has anyone been able to get the Intel Wireless 2200bg Network Connection
> > to work under Fedora Core for x86_64?
> > 
> > According to the Intel Website, the Linux driver for this connection is
> > still under development.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> Yes I did, Have youdownloaded and installed the firware rpms from
> http://ayo.freshrpms.net should have this as a entry in your apt yum or
> up2date sources list. Search the repo for ipw2200 firmware then your
> card will work.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Chadley
> 
> 
I downloaded the firmware from freshrpms.net, it installed without a
hitch, but my network connection is still not being recognised as
present when the laptop boots.

What have I missed?

Chris