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linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 package

iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2

Bug #179488 reported by Karol Krizka
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Bug Description

The wireless card on the ThinkPad X61 (driver iwl4965) does not work on Hardy Heron and kernel 2.6.24. I find the following error in dmesg:

[ 31.395298] iwl4965: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN driver for Linux, 1.1.17kds
[ 31.395305] iwl4965: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
[ 31.395626] iwl4965: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
[ 33.742698] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 33.742705] iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 33.743445] iwl4965: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -2

According to Gentoo Wiki[1] (see the very bottom of the page), this is only a version mismatch. Hope that helps.
" * "iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2" and similar for iwl3945 indicate a firmware version/filename mismatch just rename the file to whatever iwlwif displays in this case: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode "

[1] http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_ipw3945

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Marcin Feder (marfed) wrote :

The same dmsg output for iwl3945 on Kubunty Hardy Alpha 3 . The wireless card does not work with the new driver.

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Rob Gonzalez (rob-gonzalez) wrote :

I have a ThinkPad T60 with the Intel Pro Wireless 3945. It doesn't work with the stock 7.10 kernel, and I downloaded the latest (2.6.24 at the time of writing) and installed that, and it doesn't work with that either. The firmware version that worked for me was wlwifi-3945-ucode-2.14.1.5.tgz from:
If you go to http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads&f=ucode&p=iwlwifi

Just put it into /lib/firmware/`uname -r`

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Hi,

Can you confirm this issue still exists in the Hardy Alpha 4 release? Thanks.

Changed in linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24:
status: New → Incomplete
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Karol Krizka (kkrizka) wrote :

The bug currently does NOT exit. It reappears after every new kernel update, but it is always fixed in a few days.

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Thanks Karol. As it appears to be fixed for now, I'll go ahead and close this report. Please feel free to reopen if you notice any regressions. Thanks.

Changed in linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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