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Bug 230844 - Wi-Fi Linux HP Pavilion 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 SIOCSIFFLAGS no such file or directory
Summary: Wi-Fi Linux HP Pavilion 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 SIOCSIFFLAGS no such file or directory
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: AMD64 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2008-07-05 11:51 UTC by Vladimir Zubko
Modified: 2008-07-05 12:50 UTC (History)
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Description Vladimir Zubko 2008-07-05 11:51:12 UTC 
Laptop HP Pavilion dv6700.
Wi-fi don't work.

# uname -a
Linux Pavilion 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 #8 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 5 12:48:41 EEST 2008 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

# lspci
  02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)

# ifconfig wlan0
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1c:bf:7f:6c:35  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

# iwconfig
wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:""  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=27 dBm   
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

# zcat /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_IWL3945=y
CONFIG_IWL3945_QOS=y
CONFIG_IWL3945_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT=y
CONFIG_IWL3945_DEBUG=y

# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory

=>>
# dmesg
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PM: Writing back config space on device 0000:02:00.0 at offset 1 (was 100102, writing 100106)
iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
Comment 1 Vladimir Zubko 2008-07-05 12:50:12 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Laptop HP Pavilion dv6700.
> Wi-fi don't work.
> 
> # uname -a
> Linux Pavilion 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 #8 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 5 12:48:41 EEST 2008
> x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> 
> # lspci
>   02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
> Connection (rev 02)
> 
> # ifconfig wlan0
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1c:bf:7f:6c:35  
>           BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
> 
> # iwconfig
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:""  
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
>           Tx-Power=27 dBm   
>           Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
>           Encryption key:off
>           Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 
> # zcat /proc/config.gz
> CONFIG_IWL3945=y
> CONFIG_IWL3945_QOS=y
> CONFIG_IWL3945_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT=y
> CONFIG_IWL3945_DEBUG=y
> 
> # ifconfig wlan0 up
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory
> 
> =>>
> # dmesg
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
> PM: Writing back config space on device 0000:02:00.0 at offset 1 (was 100102,
> writing 100106)
> iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
> iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
> ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
> 

Need emerge net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode