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FS#7828 - [iwlwifi]: Problem loading iwlwifi-4965.ucode on startup

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Hagen Schink (gengar) - Thursday, 16 August 2007, 12:58 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Friday, 08 February 2008, 08:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture i686
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08 Don't Panic
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

On startup the iwl4965.ko kernel module can't load the firmware file. Following error message appears in the error.log:

Aug 16 14:34:29 MyPC iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
Aug 16 14:34:29 MyPC iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2

After a reload of the kernel module with:

rmmod iwl4965
modprobe iwl4965

everything works again.

This problem occurs since an update to kernel version 2.6.22.1-3 and it still exists.


Additional info:
-package information

kernel26 2.6.22.3-1
iwlwifi 1.0.0-1
iwlwifi-4965-ucode 4.44.17-1


Steps to reproduce:

it occurs on every (re)boot
This task depends upon

Closed by  Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Friday, 08 February 2008, 08:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Hagen Schink (gengar) - Saturday, 18 August 2007, 09:53 GMT
Yesterday I updated my iwlwifi driver to version 1.0.0.1-1 but the problem still occurs.
Comment by mlmeola (mlmeola) - Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 19:18 GMT
I am having the same problem with iwl3945 . Boot pauses on the module load for a few minutes and then continues. Must unload and reload the module to get it functioning.
dmesg: iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
kernel26 2.6.23.9-1; iwlwifi 1.2.0-1; iwlwifi-3945-ucode 2.14.1.5-2
Comment by Jens (haderach) - Friday, 08 February 2008, 08:15 GMT
It seems that it is a problem of the Kernelconfig.
/sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.23-ARCH -c /PATH/TO/CONFIG -g /boot/IMAGENAME

Attached the working config(fallback) and the one that isnt working.
   kernel26-fallback.conf (2.3 KiB)
   mkinitcpio.conf (2.3 KiB)
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Friday, 08 February 2008, 08:24 GMT
There is simply no reason to add the 'net' hook. The 'net' hook adds network modules to the initramfs, which makes absolutely no sense unless you boot from network (which I assume you don't, especially not with wireless). Remove the net hook and rebuild your initramfs. If you feel you need your wireless before / is mounted, (which you don't) add the firmware file to initramfs.

This is not a bug, simply misconfiguration.

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