Install the Intel PRO/wireless 2200bg network connection wireless NIC Driver

Author: Maril from: http://www.linuxdiyf.com
First download intel & reg; Pro/wireless 2200bg driver firmware. Address:
Http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php
.
For the etch 2.6.18 kernel, because the built-in ipw2200 driver version is 1.1.2kmq, you should download firmware version 3.0, corresponding file: ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz
After the download
Ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz
> Download
To/lib/firmware.
If firmware is not available, dmesg will have the following error when installing the ipw2200 DRIVER:
Ipw2200: Intel (r) Pro/wireless 2200/2915 network connection
Ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: reason-2
Ipw2200: Unable to load firmware:-2
Ipw2200: failed to register Network Device
After firmware is correctly installed, you need to re-load the ipw2200 DRIVER:
# Rmmod ipw2200
# Modprobe ipw2200
Then dmesg | grep 2200 should be the following information:
Ipw2200: Intel (r) Pro/wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmq
Ipw2200: Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
Ipw2200: detected Intel PRO/wireless 2915abg network connection
Ipw2200: detected geography zzh (13 802.11bg channels, 4 802.11a channels)

The wireless network card is loaded successfully.

When I installed the Pro/wireless 2200bg driver in my laptop, I first installed the 2.6.28.1 kernel. During configuration, I chose mac80211, firmware, Intel
Pro/wireless 2200bg network connection. During kernel compilation, the following error occurs during restart:

Ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: reason-2

Ipw2200:
Unable to load firmware:-2
Ipw2200: failed to register Network Device

Search for the above information, so I downloaded the firmware version 3.1, the corresponding file: ipw2200-fw-3.1.tgz put in the/lib/firmware/directory, restart, or the above error occurs.

So we simply installed a 2.6.25 kernel system and configured it.