Bug 249131

Summary: [Regression] iwl3945 module no longer loads
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Stefan Becker <chemobejk>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Stefan Becker 2007-07-21 06:35:36 UTC 
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Description of problem:
The iwl3945 module no longer loads with the latest F7 kernel due to firmware loading error:

Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Networ
k Connection driver for Linux, 0.0.36kd
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporatio
n
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (l
evel, low) -> IRQ 21
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: iwl3945: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Net
work Connection
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -22
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:03:00.0 disa
bled
Jul 21 09:07:55 l3f1199 kernel: iwl3945: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error
 -22


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.22.1-27.fc7

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. modprobe iwl3945
2.
3.

Actual Results:
module is not loaded

Expected Results:
module is loaded and wireless interface shows up.

Additional info:
Relevant version information:

kernel-2.6.22.1-27.fc7
iwlwifi-firmware-2.14.3-2
udev-106-4.1.fc7

# ll /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3945.ucode
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 148476 2007-04-20 18:05 /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-3945.ucode

# modinfo iwl3945
filename:     /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-27.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
...
version:        0.0.36kd
...
vermagic:       2.6.22.1-27.fc7 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS
Comment 1 Stefan Becker 2007-07-21 10:57:27 UTC 
Already reported. Unfortunately iwlwifi-firmware-2.14.4-1 hasn't been pushed to
updates yet. Will retry with package from updates-testing...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 248997 ***