Description of problem: Just updated kernel 2.6.16-1.2122 to 2.6.17-1.2139. On reboot into the new kernel everything looked fine (except for the quiet kernel option; this is documented elsewhere). Upon logging in, found that there was no wireless connection. ipw2200 module marked as loaded in /proc/modules. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.17-1.2139 How reproducible: Unknown Steps to Reproduce: 1. Have a fully working kernel 2.6.16 2. Update to 2.6.17 3. Problem results Actual results: Wireless card/driver not working. iwconfig does not list adapter Expected results: Wireless card working. iwconfig does list adapter Additional info: None.
(In reply to comment #0) > Description of problem: > Just updated kernel 2.6.16-1.2122 to 2.6.17-1.2139. On reboot into the new > kernel everything looked fine (except for the quiet kernel option; this is > documented elsewhere). Upon logging in, found that there was no wireless > connection. ipw2200 module marked as loaded in /proc/modules. > > Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): > 2.6.17-1.2139 > > How reproducible: > Unknown > > Steps to Reproduce: > 1. Have a fully working kernel 2.6.16 > 2. Update to 2.6.17 > 3. Problem results > > Actual results: > Wireless card/driver not working. iwconfig does not list adapter > > Expected results: > Wireless card working. iwconfig does list adapter > > Additional info: > None. Doing more careful looking at the /var/messages file, I found that the problem is not with the driver, but that the driver was updated and required a new firmware version in order to operate. In kernel 2.6.16, firmware version 2.4 was required, but in kernel 2.6.17 which contains ipw2200 version 1.1.1, firmware version 3.0 is required. The new firmware was installed and wireless card works correctly. Drawback with this is that firmware v. 2.4 will need to be reinstalled if a fallback to 2.6.16 is necessary.