Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100/2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG

[andy at neu.net]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Adrian Frith wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > I did the ports install /usr/ports/net/iwi-firmware
> > It installed
> > Then
> > # kldload -v if_ip
> > but when I do # dmesg | grep ip I get nothing
> > # ipwcontrol -i ipw0 -f /usr/local/share/ipw-firmware/ipw.fw
> > ipwcontrol: Command Not Found
>
> That's because there are two separate drivers: ipw for the 21xx chipset,
> and iwi for the 22xx/29xx chipset. If you have a 22xx or a 29xx (which I
> assume since your previous email was about the T43), then those commands
> should be
> # kldload -v if_iwi
> and
> # iwicontrol -i iwi0 -m bss -f /usr/local/share/iwi-firmware
>
> Cheers,
> Adrian
>
>


Adrian:

I have a Thinkpad R51, and it has a 2200BG card installed.  I tried the
command you suggested, but it did not work.  Here is what I did:

installed /usr/pots/net/iwi-firmware/iwi-firmware-2.3_1

kldload -v if_iwi

kldstat shows if_iwi.ko

when I issue iwicontrol -i iwi0 -m bss -f /usr/local/share/iwi-firmware, I
receive: illegal option f

I also tried iwicontrol -i iwi0 -d /usr/local/share/iwi-firmware -m bss,
and I get: Can't load firmware to driver: Device not configured

Any suggestions for help are appreciated.

TIA,


Andy