kernel panic when wpi(4) can't find its firmware

[Hubert Feyrer <hubert%feyrer.de@localhost>]

Hi,

I got the following panic message sent from a g4u user:

<snip>
...
root file system type: ffs
WARNING: Clock gained 27 days
WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
Running MAKEDEV all ...done.
Internet Systems consortium DHCP Client V3.0.3
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wpi0: could not read firmware file
uvm_fault (0xcb85d750, 0, 1) -> 0xe
fatal page fault in supervisor mode
trap type 6 code 0 eip c0449d35 cs 8 eflags 10246 cr2 45 ilevel 6

panic: trap
syncing disks... done
</snip>


Here are what appear to be the relevant lines from it's dmesg output:

ppb3 at pci0 dev 28 function 2: Intel 82801GB/GR PCI Express Port #3 (rev. 
0x02)
pci4 at ppb3 bus 4
pci4: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
wpi0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0: Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 3945ABG Mini-PCI Adapter 
(rev. 0x02)
wpi0: interrupting at irq 11
wpi0: 802.11 address 00:13:02:16:ae:0f
wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
bps 48Mbps 54Mbps
)
uhci0: interrupting at irq 11
usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0