ipw2100 howto

Forum: Networking
Topic: ipw2100 howto
started by: Gummimann

Posted by Gummimann on Jan. 19 2005,12:30

Hey

I have a Acer travelmate 660 with the ipw2100 NIC. I just found out about DSL and I like it alot.

I`ve read that the driver is implemented in DSL-0.9.2 but not the firmware. I was wondering how I could download and install it?

I`m useing a 512MB USBpen.

Thnx sooo much!!!

Posted by williahow on Jan. 19 2005,22:37

There are some instructions posted here < http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....ipw2100 >

Updates are

1. Fiirmware files are located at < http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php >

2. The link to firmware.agent no longer works, so below are the contents of the script from debian package hotplug (0.0.20040329-16) - paste these into a firmware.agent file.

#!/bin/sh
#
# Firmware-specific hotplug policy agent.
#
# Kernel firmware hotplug params include:
#
# ACTION=%s [add or remove]
# DEVPATH=%s [in 2.5 kernels, /sys/$DEVPATH]
# FIRMWARE=%s
#
# HISTORY:
#
# 24-Jul-2003 Initial version of "new" hotplug agent.
#
# $Id: firmware.agent,v 1.3 2004/03/14 15:52:56 ukai Exp $
#

cd /etc/hotplug
. ./hotplug.functions
# DEBUG=yes export DEBUG

# directories with the firmware files
FIRMWARE_DIRS="/lib/firmware /usr/local/lib/firmware /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware"

# mountpoint of sysfs
SYSFS=$(sed -n 's/^.* $[^ ]*$ sysfs .*$/\1/p' /proc/mounts)

# use /proc for 2.4 kernels
if [ "$SYSFS" = "" ]; then
SYSFS=/proc
fi

#
# What to do with this firmware hotplug event?
#
case "$ACTION" in

add)
if [ ! -e $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/loading ]; then
sleep 1
fi

for DIR in $FIRMWARE_DIRS; do
[ -e "$DIR/$FIRMWARE" ] || continue
echo 1 > $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/loading
cat "$DIR/$FIRMWARE" > $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/data
echo 0 > $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/loading
exit
done

# the firmware was not found
echo -1 > $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/loading

;;

remove)
;;

*)
mesg "Firmware '$ACTION' event not supported"
exit 1
;;

esac

Posted by Gummimann on Jan. 21 2005,20:11

Great!!
Thnx for the tip, but
I tryed the howto but when I try to crate the directory(/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware) it says:
mkdir: Cannot create directory firmware: Read-only file system

Any tips?

Posted by williahow on Jan. 21 2005,23:39

Install the dsl-dpkg.dsl to make the filesystem writeable.

Either install from the repository using the MyDSL GUI or with the command below. The command assumes you have saved a copy of dsl-dpkg.dsl to your USBpen in a directory call optional (sda1 may vary depending on your PC and the optional directory is a "standard" place to put dsl packages).

mydsl-load /mnt/sda1/optional/dsl-dpkg.dsl

Good luck

Posted by subarus on Jan. 22 2005,09:29

dsl works for centrino wireless on IBM T40, T42 , T41and DELL inspiron 700m with the abovementioned hacks, tell us if you still have problems.

Posted by Gummimann on Jan. 24 2005,18:05

Works like a charm!!!!

Thnx alot.
Works on Acer Travelmate 660.

Maybe this isn`t the right place, but when I reboot the settings are deleted. It doesn`t delete the firware.agent, but the usr/lib/hotplug/firmware folder.

How can I save it on my pen?