wifi prob...

[dn90]

I'm new to Debian.. I have IBM R50e laptop and I would like to set up wifi on it. What commands do I need to use? Please, help meee

[reed9]

Hello. We need more information. Please read the wireless setup sticky.

[dn90]

debian:/home/d7# lspci -knn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3580] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:00.1 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3584] (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3585] (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
Kernel modules: intelfb
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24c2] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24c4] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24c7] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24cd] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 81)
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:24cc] (rev 01)
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller [8086:24ca] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
Kernel modules: piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller [8086:24c3] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24c5] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:24c6] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH Modem
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0m
02:00.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac56]
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
Kernel modules: ipw2200
02:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller [8086:103d] (rev 81)
Kernel driver in use: e100
Kernel modules: e100, eepro100

[dn90]

debian:/home/d7# lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_utf8 1760 0
nls_cp437 5568 0
vfat 9152 0
fat 40864 1 vfat
nls_base 6820 4 nls_utf8,nls_cp437,vfat,fat
sd_mod 22200 0
usb_storage 77120 0
i915 25312 2
drm 65320 3 i915
appletalk 25984 0
rfcomm 28272 0
l2cap 17248 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 44996 4 rfcomm,l2cap
nfsd 186928 13
lockd 54568 1 nfsd
nfs_acl 2912 1 nfsd
auth_rpcgss 33952 1 nfsd
sunrpc 162528 11 nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
exportfs 3936 1 nfsd
ppdev 6468 0
lp 8164 0
cpufreq_stats 3776 0
cpufreq_ondemand 6476 0
freq_table 4224 2 cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_userspace 3172 0
cpufreq_powersave 1856 0
cpufreq_conservative 5960 0
ipv6 235396 33
ath_pci 204952 0
wlan 193200 1 ath_pci
ath_hal 300672 1 ath_pci
loop 12748 0
pcmcia 29548 0
snd_intel8x0 26268 3
snd_intel8x0m 12492 0
snd_ac97_codec 88452 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m
ac97_bus 1728 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 32800 0
snd_mixer_oss 12320 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 62660 5 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_ oss
snd_seq_dummy 2660 0
parport_pc 22500 1
parport 30988 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
ipw2200 123688 0
yenta_socket 20620 1
rsrc_nonstatic 9504 1 yenta_socket
ieee80211 27048 1 ipw2200
ieee80211_crypt 5124 1 ieee80211
pcmcia_core 31892 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
firmware_class 6816 2 pcmcia,ipw2200
snd_seq_oss 24992 0
psmouse 32336 0
snd_seq_midi 5728 0
serio_raw 4740 0
snd_rawmidi 18496 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6432 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 41456 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 17800 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6380 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
snd 45636 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_ oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi, snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
i2c_i801 7920 0
soundcore 6368 1 snd
i2c_core 19828 1 i2c_i801
snd_page_alloc 7816 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm
pcspkr 2432 0
shpchp 25528 0
pci_hotplug 23460 1 shpchp
rng_core 3940 0
battery 10180 0
ac 4196 0
video 16464 0
output 2912 1 video
button 6096 0
intel_agp 22524 1
agpgart 28808 3 drm,intel_agp
thinkpad_acpi 49632 0
led_class 3908 1 thinkpad_acpi
evdev 8000 6
nvram 7116 1 thinkpad_acpi
ext3 105576 1
jbd 39476 1 ext3
mbcache 7108 1 ext3
ide_cd_mod 27684 0
cdrom 30176 1 ide_cd_mod
ide_disk 10496 3
ide_pci_generic 3908 0 [permanent]
piix 6568 0 [permanent]
ide_core 96168 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,ide_pci_generic,piix
ata_generic 4676 0
e100 28908 0
mii 4896 1 e100
libata 140448 1 ata_generic
scsi_mod 129548 3 sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
dock 8304 1 libata
ehci_hcd 28428 0
uhci_hcd 18672 0
usbcore 118192 4 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
thermal 15228 0
processor 32576 2 thermal
fan 4196 0
thermal_sys 10856 4 video,thermal,processor,fan

[dn90]

debian:/home/d7# dmesg | grep firmware
[ 12.607662] IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3
[ 12.806486] firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw
[ 13.590710] ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
[ 13.590752] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2

[reed9]

You need firmware for the card. If you have a wired connection

su -
apt-get install firmware-ipw2x00

Otherwise you can download the package to a usb drive, transfer it over to your Debian box, and install.

su -c 'dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all'

[dn90]

debian:/home/d7# su -c 'dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all'
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process


hmm.... smthg wrong?

[reed9]

Close any other instances of a package manager that may be open, ie, Synaptic Package Manager, Aptitude, APT, etc.

[dn90]

Already closed everything and put down...

d7@debian:~$ su -c 'dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all'
Password:
dpkg-split: error reading firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all: Is a directory
dpkg: error processing firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all (--install):
subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
firmware-ipw2x00_0.14+lenny2_all

[dn90]

ohh GOD! I'm glad! I've just set up wireless... I just went in Synaptic Package Manager and wrote down "wifi" and installed all drivers after it did a restart and VUALA!!! I'm ****ing happy ))) I suggest everybody do the same if people don't have other chances...!