This error still exists with: Linux mopad 2.6.15-22-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun May 7 16:37:57 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux The firmware errors disappeared after upgrading to ipw2200-1.1.2 and ieee80211-1.1.13. Hope this will be fixed in dapper. -- ipw2200 - firmware error detected https://launchpad.net/bugs/39611