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Old 05-10-2016, 09:23 PM   #16
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Still can't get wifi. Did the modprobe for ipw2200 and then downloaded the firmware-ipw2x00 but couldn't get it to install after copied it to desktop.
Got that 'has no installation candidate' and for many different install attempts [sudo apt-get update (went fine); followed by 'sudo apt-get install firmware-ipw2x00 and then many path provisions and name extensions (_0.43_all.deb) and other variations] only got that 'unable to locate package' or 'not found'.
Hi...

I'm assuming you downloaded this package, is that correct? Why wouldn't that .deb package install? Did you try double clicking on it? Can you provide us with the exact error messages?

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Old 05-10-2016, 10:21 PM   #17
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Did you cd to the directory where the pkg was and run this as root?
Code:
dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.43_all.deb

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Old 05-11-2016, 03:44 PM   #18
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OK, finally got installed the firmware-ipw2x00, BUT still [even after rebooting] have no internet [still getting message of "server not found"].
Noticed on scroll-in on reboot was a message of 'failed to load firmware' and when repeated modprobe -r ipw2200 ; modprobe ipw2200
got: [2560.548165] ipw2200 0000:02:01:0: firmware: failed to load ipw2200-bss.fw (-2)
[2560.557788] ipw2200: unable to load firmware: -12

my ifconfig reads: eth0 Link encap: Ethernet Hwaddr 00:40:45:26:8e:08
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU: 1500 Metric: 1
RX and TX packets: 0 all zero
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX and TX bytes:0

lo Link encap: Local Loopback
inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU: 65536 Metric: 1
RX and TX packets both: 4892
RX and TX bytes both: 384989 (375.9 KiB)
No idea what to try next.

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Old 05-11-2016, 06:30 PM   #19
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No idea what to try next.
Hi...

Hmmm. Well, let's first get a readout from dmesg. Please open a terminal and post the entire results from these commands...

Code:
dmesg | grep -iC 3 "ipw2200"
Code:
ls -l /lib/firmware/ipw2200*
Please post the results exactly as shown, don't remove anything.

Thanks!
 
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Old 05-12-2016, 04:52 PM   #20
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ls -l /lib/firmware/ipw2200
ls: cannot access /lib/firmware/ipw2200: no such file or directory

dmseg | grep -iC 3 "ipw2200"

yenta_cardbus 0000:02:05.0: Cardbus bridge found [14ff:060a]
libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
libipw: copyright (c) 2004-2005 intel corp <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ipw2200: intel (R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network driver, 1.1.2kmprq
ipw2200: copyright(c) 2003-2006 intel corp\
yenta_cardbus 0000:02:05.0: ISA IRQ mask 0x0c38, PCI irq 16
yenta_cardbus 0000:02:05.0: socket status: 30000006
pci_bus 0000:02: Raising subordinate bus# of parent bus (#02) from #0a to #0e

yenta_cardbus 0000:02:05.0: pcmcia: parent PCI bridge window: [mem 0x80000000-0x8bffffff prcf]
pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket2: cs: memory probe 0x80000000-0x8bffffff
excluding 0x80000000-0x8bffffff
ipw2200: Detected intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection
ipw2200:0000:02:01.0: firmware: firmware: failed to load ipw2200-bss.fw (-2)
ipw2200:0000:02:01.0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
ipw2200 0000:02:01.0: Falling back to user helper
input: PC speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input14
iTCO_vendor_support: vender-support=0
EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
ipw2200: unable to load firmware: -12
ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:01.0 failed with error -5
pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket1: pc card: PCMCIA card inserted into socket 1
iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO watchdog Timer Driver v1.11
iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH4-M TCO device (version=1, TCOBASE=0x0460)
 
Old 05-13-2016, 12:53 AM   #21
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OK, finally got installed the firmware-ipw2x00, BUT still [even after rebooting] have no internet [still getting message of "server not found"].
Hi...

Thank you for the results. As you mentioned, although you may have installed the firmware, Debian, at the very least, cannot see it. How exactly did you install the firmware and can you see the file(s) in the "lib/firmware" directory?

If not, you can try installing it again using an ethernet connection. Please go here again, under "Installation on Established Systems," and install the firmware via the terminal, using the commands mentioned there.

Regards...
 
Old 05-13-2016, 01:04 AM   #22
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Installing the firmware may not be enough.
You may also need to install a driver for your chipset.
 
Old 05-13-2016, 01:13 PM   #23
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Might have missed it, but what kernel are you running? I ask because the stock Jessie kernel requires a completely different version of firmware for that card than the backports kernel does.
 
Old 05-13-2016, 07:25 PM   #24
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I ask because the stock Jessie kernel requires a completely different version of firmware for that card than the backports kernel does.
That would explain why the firmware that OP installed isn't working.


Are you referring to this firmware Timothy Miller?

Debian jessie (stable) / kernel / firmware-linux-nonfree
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/k...-linux-nonfree

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Old 05-13-2016, 07:29 PM   #25
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Jessie is on 3.16.something, backports is on 4.5.something.
 
Old 05-13-2016, 07:36 PM   #26
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Jessie is on 3.16.something, backports is on 4.5.something.
Thanks!-
 
Old 05-13-2016, 07:38 PM   #27
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Looking for the firmware-realtek 8100/8101L/8139-

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Old 05-13-2016, 08:41 PM   #28
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OK, I looked on the Realtek website. They only support rtl8111 and higher.
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

OP's chipset is a Realtek RTL8100/8101/8139:-

Looking at the Debian page now: not seeing a rtl8100.
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/k...rmware-realtek
 
Old 05-13-2016, 09:24 PM   #29
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OP's chipset is a Realtek RTL8100/8101/8139
Hi Ztcoracat...

No, the OP's wireless chip is an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200.

Code:
Network controller[0280]: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BGCalexico2] Network Connection[8086:4220](rev 05) Subsystem; Intel Corp WM3B2300BG Mini-PCI Card [8086:2701]

Ethernet Controller[0200]: Realtek Semiconductor RTL-8100/8101L/8139 
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10) Subsystem: Twinhead Intern. Corp. Device [14ff:020b]
Kernel Driver in use: 8139too
Regards...

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Old 05-13-2016, 10:13 PM   #30
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Hi Ztcoracat...

No, the OP's wireless chip is an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200.

Code:
Network controller[0280]: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BGCalexico2] Network Connection[8086:4220](rev 05) Subsystem; Intel Corp WM3B2300BG Mini-PCI Card [8086:2701]

Ethernet Controller[0200]: Realtek Semiconductor RTL-8100/8101L/8139 
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10) Subsystem: Twinhead Intern. Corp. Device [14ff:020b]
Kernel Driver in use: 8139too
Regards...
Your right-
I was looking at the Ethernet controller:-
 
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