Using a hp500 laptop.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 03)

I find that Mandriva 2008 does everything beautifully but for one thing. When i try to detect my wireless devide using modprobe i do not get anything.

So i do a 'dmesg | grep ipw2200' and i see this



What do need to do to get any further with my wireless device. Thanks in advance.

If you haven't already done so, please set up your software repos using the Easy-urpmi tool. Add all the repos, including the plf-free and plf-nonfree.

Then with your Software management tool, install the ipw2200-firmware from the plf repo. Now you should be able to set up your wireless.

Welcome to the board!

Thanks, But it would great if you could tell me what is wrong now with the my firmware??? What would you do to rectofy this with having to connect to the internet. Is there a way. Pls help. Thanx

I'm guessing that you don't have any installed yet. Look in your /lib/firmware directory for ipw2200?

You can d/l it from here: /pub/plf/mandriva/2008.0
and transfer it to your laptop, then install it.

Thanks!

I guess you might be right about this. Will check my laptop's /lib/firmware directory. In case you are right, could just download the rpm and install it with out hickups?

Will try anyway.

Thanks

Thanks

I just took the rpm and installed and my wireless was detected flawlessly. Thanks for the help.