On 3/19/07, a-burghardt@gmx.de <a-burghardt@gmx.de> wrote:
> >Number:         36040
> >Category:       kern
> >Synopsis:       iwi: problem with firmware load
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    kern-bug-people
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 19 14:25:01 +0000 2007
> >Originator:     Andreas Burghardt
> >Release:        NetBSD 4.0_BETA2
> >Organization:
> ---
> >Environment:
> NetBSD bebek 4.0_BETA2 NetBSD 4.0_BETA2 (GENERIC_LAPTOP) #0: Sun Mar 18 21:02:03 CET 2007  teliti@bebek:/usr/obj/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC_LAPTOP i386
> >Description:
> When loading the firmware for iwi (almost allways) it cannot be loaded:
>
> #ifconfig iwi0 up
> firmware version = 196608
> iwi0: timeout processing cb
> iwi0: could not load main firmware
> iwi0: timeout processing cb
> iwi0: could not load main firmware
>
> This procedure has to be repeated several times until the firmware is loaded. After the connection broke down (normally) this procedure has to be repeated again ... and again ...
> >How-To-Repeat:
> Using a Benq Joybook 5200G:
>
> iwi0 at pci2 dev 4 function 0: Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter (rev. 0x05)
> iwi0: interrupting at irq 11
> iwi0: 802.11 address 00:15:00:20:6e:4d
> iwi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> iwi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>
> # ifconfig iwi0 up (with an already installed firmware!)
> >Fix:
> Since I'm no programmer and I only can read C I searched the file src/sys/dev/pci/if_iwi.c and changed two values:
> line 2208: 400 --> 450
> line 2213: 400 --> 450
>
> After this little modification the iwi firmware is loading (almost everytime) without any problem, but (sometimes) it happens that:
>
> iwi0: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete
> iwi0: could not load main firmware
> iwi0: device configuration failed
>
> when the firmware has to be loaded again
>
>

are you using the right firware version ? I had trouble with this that
went away by installing pkgsrc/sysutils/iwi-firmware3

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~Cherry