[Bug 38238] prism54 no longer works

[Jos Dehaes]

Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-meta linux-source (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
With inux-source-2.6.15_2.6.15-20.30 my wifi does no longer work. In -19 it's fine. 
Relevant snips from /var/log/messages:

Apr  5 19:43:05 localhost kernel: [4294699.152000] Loaded prism54
driver, version 1.2

and from daemon.log:

Apr  5 19:43:36 localhost firmware_helper[5282]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/isl3886' for device '/class/firmware/0000:07:00.0' with driver 'islsm_pci'
Apr  5 19:43:59 localhost firmware_helper[5285]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/isl3886' for device '/class/firmware/0000:07:00.0' with driver 'islsm_pci'
Apr  5 19:44:17 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IUpdating allowed wireless network lists.
Apr  5 19:44:22 localhost firmware_helper[5441]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/isl3886' for device '/class/firmware/0000:07:00.0' with driver 'islsm_pci'
Apr  5 19:44:45 localhost firmware_helper[5534]: main: error loading '/lib/firmware/isl3886' for device '/class/firmware/0000:07:00.0' with driver 'islsm_pci'
Apr  5 19:44:58 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IDeactivating device eth2.
Apr  5 19:45:00 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_wep_enc_key (): error setting key for device eth2: Unknown error 524


That firmware file is not at the location it looks. 

Here is the contents of /lib/firmware:

jos at hamerkeuh:~$ ls /lib/firmware/
2.6.15-19-686  2.6.15-20-686
jos at hamerkeuh:~$ ls /lib/firmware/2.6.15-20-686/
acx                                 atmel_at76c505-rfmd.bin
atmel_at76c502_3com.bin             atmel_at76c506.bin
atmel_at76c502_3com-wpa.bin         atmel_at76c506-wpa.bin
atmel_at76c502.bin                  ipw2100-1.3.fw
atmel_at76c502d.bin                 ipw2100-1.3-i.fw
atmel_at76c502d-wpa.bin             ipw2100-1.3-p.fw
atmel_at76c502e.bin                 ipw2200-bss.fw
atmel_at76c502e-wpa.bin             ipw2200-ibss.fw
atmel_at76c502-wpa.bin              ipw2200-sniffer.fw
atmel_at76c503-i3861.bin            isl3890
atmel_at76c503-i3863.bin            zd1211b-WS11Ub.fw
atmel_at76c503-rfmd-0.90.2-140.bin  zd1211b-WS11UPh.fw
atmel_at76c503-rfmd-acc.bin         zd1211b-WS11UPhm.fw
atmel_at76c503-rfmd.bin             zd1211b-WS11UPhR.fw
atmel_at76c504_2958-wpa.bin         zd1211b-WS11Ur.fw
atmel_at76c504a_2958-wpa.bin        zd1211-WS11Ub.fw
atmel_at76c504.bin                  zd1211-WS11UPh.fw
atmel_at76c504c-wpa.bin             zd1211-WS11UPhm.fw
atmel_at76c505a-rfmd2958.bin        zd1211-WS11UPhR.fw
atmel_at76c505-rfmd2958.bin         zd1211-WS11Ur.fw
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prism54 no longer works
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38238