I've solved the problem by installing Ubuntu 7.10 on the Laptop. Wireless worked 'out of the box'.

Regards

Igor

On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 7:40 PM, Primorec igor.furlan@gmail.com wrote:

Hi ALL,

Short description of my problem:

I am not able to make wireless network working on the IBM ThinkPad T43p.

System: T43p OS: CentOS 4.4 kernel: 2.6.9-34.EL firmware: ipw2200-firmware-3.0-3.nodist.rf.noarch.rpm

What did I do ?

• installed firmware from RPM package

• removed kernel driver (/sbin/rmmod ipw2200)

• installed kernel module (/sbin/modprobe ipw2200)

  dmesg output:
  

================= Dec 24 16:45:43 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.0 Dec 24 16:45:43 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation Dec 24 16:45:43 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04: 02.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Dec 24 16:45:43 localhost kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Dec 24 16:45:44 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 577. Rebasing to 578 Dec 24 16:45:44 localhost kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team Dec 24 16:46:00 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 580. Rebasing to 581 Dec 24 16:46:02 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 583. Rebasing to 584 Dec 24 16:46:04 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 587. Rebasing to 588 Dec 24 16:46:06 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 590. Rebasing to 591 Dec 24 16:46:08 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 593. Rebasing to 594

• started 'system-config-network' tool
• checked eth1 (wireless) (aka enabled wireless)
• edited (via edit buton ) eth1 configuration Mode: auto Network name (SSID): linksys Channel: 1 Transmit rate: auto Key: 0x????? (26 hex numbers)
• clicked the Activate button

Result: dmesg output: Dec 24 19:25:06 localhost kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team Dec 24 19:25:07 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 626. Rebasing to 627 Dec 24 19:25:21 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 629. Rebasing to 630 Dec 24 19:25:23 localhost hald[3408]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 632. Rebasing to 633

terminal output: Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) : SET failed on device eth1 ; Operation not supported.

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

Can some merciful soul give me a hint or/and solution or/and RTFM pointer for my problem ?

Thanks in advance

Igor

-- Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

      Randy Pausch