linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.21-rc4-mm1

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Message-Id: <20070321144503.1b1e16ca.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:45:03 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rc4-mm1

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:22:25 -0500
Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com> wrote:

> With the latest -mm, I'm now getting this:
> 
> Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless
> 2200BG Network Connection
> Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected
> value (0)
> Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw
> request_firmware failed:
> Reason -2
> Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2
> Mar 21 15:06:52 cinder kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network
> device
> 

Yes, someone seems to have thoroughly bollixed firmware loading.  I was
able to make it pretend to work for my ipw2200, but that obviously wasn't
sufficient.

I plan to do a bisection this evening, find the dud patch.
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