Ipw2200 - Revision history

MarcH: regrouped new wpa_supplicant random SSID section with older power section

2010-11-18T10:29:50Z

regrouped new wpa_supplicant random SSID section with older power section

MarcH: /* wpa_supplicant assigns a random SSID which wastes power */

2010-11-18T01:05:45Z

‎wpa_supplicant assigns a random SSID which wastes power

MarcH: Added Random SSID wasting power

2010-11-18T01:04:57Z

Added Random SSID wasting power

Floffe: Undo spam "Under construction" message

2010-11-15T15:17:20Z

Undo spam "Under construction" message

Edotowiza at 06:53, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T06:53:50Z

Tonko: /* Packages */

2010-03-02T10:02:34Z

‎Packages

MarcH: /* Additional Comments */

2010-01-27T09:57:52Z

‎Additional Comments

Whoopie at 21:17, 1 November 2009

2009-11-01T21:17:18Z

Jaskiern at 02:53, 1 March 2008

2008-03-01T02:53:42Z

Jaskiern: /* Installation */

2008-02-27T04:31:11Z

‎Installation

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 See {{path|README.ipw2200}} in the <tt>ipw2200</tt> package for details and other options.
 == Changing the enabled channels ==
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 {{WARN|If this procedure goes wrong, you may ruin your wireless card.}}
 == Additional Comments ==

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 == wpa_supplicant assigns a random SSID which wastes power ==
-Many wpa_supplicant versions implement disconnection by configuring a random SSID. The ipw2200 reacts in a very unfortunate way to this, intensively scanning for this random SSID and wasting power. This waste can be seen in powertop.
+Many wpa_supplicant versions implement disconnection by configuring a random SSID. ipw2200 reacts in a very unfortunate way to this, intensively scanning for this random SSID and wasting power. This waste can be seen in powertop.
 Here are a number of ways to solve this problem:
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 * Upgrade to wpa_supplicant version 0.7.1 or higher. Starting from git commit 3145e615 wpa_supplicant does not configure ipw2200 with a random SSID any more.
 * Backporting commit 3145e615 to wpa_supplicant version 0.6.8 also fixes the problem.
 == Additional Comments ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:04, 18 November 2010
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	{{WARN\|If this procedure goes wrong, you may ruin your wireless card.}}		{{WARN\|If this procedure goes wrong, you may ruin your wireless card.}}
		+
		+	== wpa_supplicant assigns a random SSID which wastes power ==
		+
		+	Many wpa_supplicant versions implement disconnection by configuring a random SSID. The ipw2200 reacts in a very unfortunate way to this, intensively scanning for this random SSID and wasting power. This waste can be seen in powertop.
		+
		+	Here are a number of ways to solve this problem:
		+	* Run <tt>iwconfig eth1 essid off</tt> after every wpa_supplicant disconnection.
		+	* Upgrade to wpa_supplicant version 0.7.1 or higher. Starting from git commit 3145e615 wpa_supplicant does not configure ipw2200 with a random SSID any more.
		+	* Backporting commit 3145e615 to wpa_supplicant version 0.6.8 also fixes the problem.
		+

	== Additional Comments ==		== Additional Comments ==

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 Included in mainline Linux kernels, tracking the SourceForge version with about 6 months delay.
->== Packages ==
+== Packages ==
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(1): Fedora Core includes the ipw2200-drivers in FC3 (with updates) and FC4. You still need to grab the firmware from http://rpm.livna.org/
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(2): http://www.atrpms.net/name/ipw2200/
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 *{{Debian}} Sarge includes the source code for the modules in package ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source). You additionally need to download firmware manually.
 *{{Debian}} Etch includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or  ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64; or the source code for them in ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source) to compile one yourself. You additionally need to download firmware manually.
 == Status ==

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 Included in mainline Linux kernels, tracking the SourceForge version with about 6 months delay.
-== Packages ==
+>== Packages ==
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(1): Fedora Core includes the ipw2200-drivers in FC3 (with updates) and FC4. You still need to grab the firmware from http://rpm.livna.org/
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(2): http://www.atrpms.net/name/ipw2200/
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 *{{Debian}} Sarge includes the source code for the modules in package ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source). You additionally need to download firmware manually.
 *{{Debian}} Etch includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or  ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64; or the source code for them in ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source) to compile one yourself. You additionally need to download firmware manually.
 == Status ==

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 *{{Mandriva}}: The ipw2200 driver modules are included in the stock kernel package; the firmware is included in the commercial distribution or available from http://plf.zarb.org/.
 *{{Gentoo}}: The driver is in the portage tree: emerge net-wireless/ipw2200 and net-wireless/ipw2200-firmware
-*{{Debian Sarge}} includes the source code for the modules in package ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source). You additionally need to download firmware manually.
+*{{Debian}} Sarge includes the source code for the modules in package ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source). You additionally need to download firmware manually.
-*{{Debian Etch}} includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or  ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64; or the source code for them in ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source) to compile one yourself. You additionally need to download firmware manually.
+*{{Debian}} Etch includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or  ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64; or the source code for them in ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source) to compile one yourself. You additionally need to download firmware manually.
 == Status ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:57, 27 January 2010
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	The driver doesn't appear to support the MII interface, so any tools like automatic network configuration managers (i.e. whereami) that rely on mii-tool do not work.		The driver doesn't appear to support the MII interface, so any tools like automatic network configuration managers (i.e. whereami) that rely on mii-tool do not work.
		+
		+	See incompatibility with some Access Points described on [[Intel_PRO/Wireless_2200BG_Mini-PCI_Adapter#Problems\|this other page]]

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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 Latest development versions:
 * ipw2200 driver: 1.2.2
-* firmware: 3.0
+* firmware: 3.1
 * ieee80211 stack: 1.2.18
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 Download the matching [http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php firmware] and install it:
-:{{cmdroot|tar xzvf ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz -C /lib/firmware}}
+:{{cmdroot|tar xzvf ipw2200-fw-3.1.tgz -C /lib/firmware}}
 === Debian Sarge ===
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 The firmware is not distributed with Debian due to licensing reasons, download the matching version 3.0  [http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php firmware] and install it:
-:{{cmdroot|tar -xvf ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz -C /lib/firmware}}
+:{{cmdroot|tar -xvf ipw2200-fw-3.1.tgz -C /lib/firmware}}
-:{{cmdroot|mv /lib/firmware/ipw2200-fw-3.0/* /lib/firmware}}
+:{{cmdroot|mv /lib/firmware/ipw2200-fw-3.1/* /lib/firmware}}
 === Debian Unstable ===
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 </pre>
-For the list of codes and their meaning, see the "<tt>ipw_geos</tt>" table in the [http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c#10382 ipw2200.c sourcecode].
+For the list of codes and their meaning, see the "<tt>ipw_geos</tt>" table in the [http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c#10382 ipw2200.c sourcecode].
 ===Patching the EEPROM===

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-=== Intel PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Driver for WiFi ===
-Linux driver for the 802.11bg and 802.11abg NICs - miniPCI cards - found in Centrino laptops. This driver only works on 2.6.x kernels (2.6.4 or newer).
+The '''Ipw2200''' is the Linux driver for the [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]] and [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter]] found in [[Centrino]] laptops. This driver only works on 2.6.x kernels (2.6.4 or newer).
 Starting with kernels 2.6.14 the driver is included in kernel.
 {{NOTE|Make sure you have installed the firmware! The ipw2200 documentation will tell you where to find these firmware files and where to install those.}}
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 Included in mainline Linux kernels, tracking the SourceForge version with about 6 months delay.
-=== Packages ===
+== Packages ==
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(1): Fedora Core includes the ipw2200-drivers in FC3 (with updates) and FC4. You still need to grab the firmware from http://rpm.livna.org/
 *{{Fedora}} Packages(2): http://www.atrpms.net/name/ipw2200/
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 *{{Debian Etch}} includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or  ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64; or the source code for them in ipw2200-source (http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source) to compile one yourself. You additionally need to download firmware manually.
-=== Status ===
+== Status ==
 In development, usable, WEP 128bit encryption works, WPA and WPA2 work with drivers >= 1.0.2 using [[wpa_supplicant]], monitor/rfmon is supported as with version >= 1.0.6. Generally works well, but some users experience problems (especially with firmware restarts and with WPA functionality using [[wpa_supplicant]]). Passing the <tt>hwcrypto=0</tt> module parameter improves reliability for many users.
-The [[ipw2200]] driver up to version 1.0.6 (in combination with some newer kernels) had a problem getting DHCP leases (it turned out to be a bug in the broadcasting code). Version 1.0.7 seems to have fixed this.
+The ipw2200 driver up to version 1.0.6 (in combination with some newer kernels) had a problem getting DHCP leases (it turned out to be a bug in the broadcasting code). Version 1.0.7 seems to have fixed this.
-Older [[ipw2200]] driver versions shipped by many distributions have been reported to freeze a T43 after several minutes of intensive communication.  Installing version 1.1.2 of the driver solved the problem.
+Older ipw2200 driver versions shipped by many distributions have been reported to freeze a T43 after several minutes of intensive communication.  Installing version 1.1.2 of the driver solved the problem.
 Latest stable versions:

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 ==Installation==
-=== Installation from sourcecode ===
+=== Source Code ===
 Download the latest [http://ieee80211.sourceforge.net/downloads.php ieee80211] stack and install it:
 :{{cmdroot|tar xzvf ieee80211-1.2.15.tgz}}
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 :{{cmdroot|tar xzvf ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz -C /lib/firmware}}
-=== Installation on Debian Sarge ===
+=== Debian Sarge ===
 {{cmdroot|apt-get install ipw2200-source}}
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 [is this how module-assistant works in Sarge?]
-=== Installation on Debian Etch ===
+=== Debian Etch ===
 The kernel includes a version but if you want a more recent version install the module ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-686-bigmem or ipw2200-modules-2.6-k7 or ipw2200-modules-2.6-amd64 depending on your architecture.
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 :{{cmdroot|mv /lib/firmware/ipw2200-fw-3.0/* /lib/firmware}}
-=== Installation on Debian Unstable ===
+=== Debian Unstable ===
 Install ieee80211-source:
 :{{cmdroot|apt-get install ieee80211-source}}
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 Make sure that your firmware files are not in a subdirectory (dmesg will give you warnings after any modprobe when firmware can't be loaded)
-=== Installation on Fedora Core ===
+=== Fedora Core ===
 Installation on Fedora Core 5 works out of the box provided you install the ipw2200-firmware package. However, certain parts of the install process may not set up the wireless networking in a friendly manner using GNOME system tray icons and other tools. Bill Moss has written some excellent HowTo articles, including using VPNC to connect to a remote Cisco IPSec network.
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 * [http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/nm.shtml Fedora Core 5 NetworkManager, NetworkManager-vpnc and Wireless Driver IPW2200]
-===Testing the driver ===
+== Testing the driver ==
 :{{cmdroot|modprobe ipw2200}}
 :{{cmdroot|iwconfig}}