Return-path: Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.24]:54842 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753011AbXCUVpL (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:45:11 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:45:03 -0700 From: Andrew Morton To: Matt Mackall Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rc4-mm1 Message-Id: <20070321144503.1b1e16ca.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20070321202225.GN10459@waste.org> References: <20070319205623.299d0378.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <1174433034.62033.16.camel@localhost> <20070320223643.d8cbc3f6.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <4601761F.4000302@lwfinger.net> <20070321185900.GC3801@tuxdriver.com> <20070321202225.GN10459@waste.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:22:25 -0500 Matt Mackall wrote: > With the latest -mm, I'm now getting this: > > Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless > 2200BG Network Connection > Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected > value (0) > Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw > request_firmware failed: > Reason -2 > Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2 > Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network > device > Yes, someone seems to have thoroughly bollixed firmware loading. I was able to make it pretend to work for my ipw2200, but that obviously wasn't sufficient. I plan to do a bisection this evening, find the dud patch.