Description of problem: Wireless ipw395 does not work with new kernels 2.6.22 in a dell latitude d520. iwl3945/mac80211 does not detect wireless card when running kernels 2.6.22.1-27.fc7 and 2.6.22.1-33.fc7. ipw3945 kernel module / driver, microcode firmware, regulatory daemon and startup init script, following instructions at http://www.fedoramobile.org/Members/opsec/intel-ipw3945-on-fedora-7/, works fine on kernel 2.6.22.1-27.fc7 but does not work on kernel 2.6.22.1-33.fc7 with same problem, cannot detect wireless card. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): iwlwifi-firmware.noarch 2.14.4-1 kernel-2.6.22.1-27.fc7 kernel-2.6.22.1-33.fc7 ipw3945-1.2.1, ipw3945d-1.7.22, ipw3945-ucode-1.14.2 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot the kernel 2. 3. Actual results: Wireless does not work Expected results: Wireless working fine Additional info:
I think the iwl3945 driver did not get built in at least one of those kernel versions. Please try the kernels here: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=12007 Do these work better for you?
I have that laptop, and with the newest two kernels (cant say with older ones as its under one week old, but the install kernel didn't work), it works. Just make shure it's on when you switch on the laptop (fn-f2)
Note that the led is'nt working, and if the killswitch is off during boot, i have to reboot to get it on (and then tell neat not to activate the device on boot...)
(In reply to comment #1) > I think the iwl3945 driver did not get built in at least one of those kernel > versions. Please try the kernels here: > > http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=12007 > > Do these work better for you? No, did not work. Same problems with both iwl3945 and ipw3945.
(In reply to comment #3) > Note that the led is'nt working, and if the killswitch is off during boot, i > have to reboot to get it on (and then tell neat not to activate the device on > boot...) Not sure what I am doing wrong but wireless does not work in my laptop. In previous kernels I have never needed to check if the wireless card was on (fn-f2) when I switch the laptop on.
Once the kernels at http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=12007 did not help, I have removed then and reinstalled the official update version 2.6.22.1-33.fc7. As mentioned by Kyrre, the led does not work with the iwl3945 driver. However this driver was working in previous 2.6.21 kernels but was not stable. So I decided to use the ipw3945 driver as advised by the site fedoramobile above, and this driver was doing very well until this last kernel update.
After reinstalling the official update version 2.6.22.1-33.fc7, I tried once again to use the driver ipw3945 and it is working now. I did the same steps I used before without success with this same kernel and the koji's kernel. I have no idea why it is working now. Thank you all for the attention. Sergio
Given comment 7, I have no evidence that there is an actual bug here. I'm closing this as NOTABUG -- feel free to reopen if this issue can be recreated.