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im having problems with a laptops wireless card its a dell inspiron 600m this is the line from lspci 02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI ...
  1. 08-30-2006 #1
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    wireless lan

    im having problems with a laptops wireless card

    its a dell inspiron 600m

    this is the line from lspci

    02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)


    and some statements from dmesg

    ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.3
    ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation
    ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
    ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
    pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 1
    ipw2100: eth1: Firmware 'ipw2100-1.3.fw' not available or load failed.
    ipw2100: eth1: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2
    ipw2100: eth1: Failed to power on the adapter.
    ipw2100: eth1: Failed to start the firmware.
    ipw2100Error calling register_netdev.
    ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:03.0 disabled
    ipw2100: probe of 0000:02:03.0 failed with error -5

    what should i do to get it recognied by the system?

    edit: im using debian testing beta 3
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    There is some helpful information for you here...
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    so how do i get the kernel sources through debian and will they pre configured to match up with the current default kernel configuration?
    nVidia G-Force 6600GT (bfg) pci-e: amd 64 2000+ (939): 1024 corsair ram: 2X 80gb seagate harddisk SATA: plextor cd/dvd-read/write cdrom SATA
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    To find your exact kernel version, open a terminal and do:
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