[CentOS] Re: T43 wireless ipw2200 centos 4.4

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 at 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




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

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