I can confirm that it still happens with the latest Ubuntu kernel: ------------------------ [4309703.953000] ipw2200: Firmware error detected. Restarting. uname -a Linux keithcul 2.6.15-23-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 18 17:31:41 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux -- ipw2200 - firmware error detected https://launchpad.net/bugs/39611