manually compile kernel 2.6.16.26 on dapper could not active ipw2200.

[Wang Penghui]

Hello,

I want to use fb console in my thinkpad t42 notebook. So i download the
linux kernel 2.6.16.26 from http://www.kernel.org and compile it
manually.

In the wireless section, i have enable the wireless support in the
kernel. But after install  the new kernel, i found that the intel 2200bg
wireless card could not workable anymore.

There is the error message in the dmesg

ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
ipw2200: failed to register network device

I have googled this topic, and also read the manual on
http://ipw2200.sf.net

And fount that i have to put the proper firmwares to the proper place.
And there are two major method to load the firmware files.
Hotplug and lencry.

But the hotplug is comman solution. so I put the firmware files
to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware. Then want to edit the firmware
configuration file. But i could not find the /etc/hotplug directory.
Then i search for hotplug package via apt. Then there only return a
virtual package named hotplug-utils.

It seems that there is not hotplug scripts.

After that, i want to install the hotplug scripts myself. After download
the hotplug package from http://hotplug.sf.net, i install the packages,
but there is a conflict, udev and hotplug could not stand together.

Now, I am a little blind with this.

Could someone has some experiences on this?

Every reply is very appreciated.

Wang.

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