modules "tainting kernel"...help

pAn1k · 12-02-2004, 06:52 PM

I am running suse 9.2 on a laptop (dell 700m) and am trying to get the wireless working. when i start up it says

ipw2200: unsupported module tainting kernel
ipw2200: detected [the wireless card]
ipw220: Radio frequency kill switch is on:
Kill switch must be turned off for wireless to work.

Any help would be appreciated, I've had to use XP for two days and I don't know how much longer I can hadle it. Thanks!!!

snecklifter · 12-03-2004, 02:09 AM

To check whether radio frequency is on or off

Code:

cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rf_kill

0 = RF kill not enabled (radio on)
1 = SW based RF kill active (radio off)
2 = HW based RF kill active (radio off)
3 = Both HW and SW RF kill active (radio off)

SW = Software
HW = Hardware

Hardware is usually changed in either the BIOS or a key on your keyboard (check the manual)
Software = A bit tougher - see the sourceforge site here for further explanation.
Regards
Chris

mayyash · 01-08-2005, 05:14 AM

I am getting this 'Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On' in the logs, and when running cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rf_kill i always get 2, radio is off by hardware. I tried enabling it in bios and pressing the wlan button, but no luck. The wlan is working fine on windows xp (dual boot).
Is there any other way to enable the wlan by hardware?
my laptop is fujitsu-siemes amilo pro 2000, with intel centrino and intel pro wireless 2200bg

Krizalid · 01-14-2005, 10:01 AM

Same problem as you...
But getting a 1 when trying a cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rf_kill
And I tryed to write a 0 in the /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000:02:01.0/rf_kill file but it don't seems to work...

ryan00davis · 01-15-2005, 02:34 PM

im having the same problem with the 700m, detects the right wireless card, but doesnt work. also, did you ever get your screen resolution to 1280 x 800? in yast i set it up at that resolution, but it doesnt run at that resolution. any help on either subject would be appreciated.

Slamtilt · 02-07-2005, 03:09 PM

I have same problem too. I have Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7400. I readed somewhere, than installing Acer driver to "quick buttons" will help.. Dunno. Have to try soon..

mayyash · 02-07-2005, 03:28 PM

it would be great if you let me know of your trial results.... i really have no time to do anything these days...I've been trying for so long that i just gave up

Slamtilt · 02-09-2005, 05:52 AM

I tried. But installation of rfswitch module didn't succeeded. There is .rpm packkage to Fedora Core 3 but not for suse.

mayyash · 02-09-2005, 06:56 AM

Can i have the link to that of Fedora Core 3? I will give it a try...

Slamtilt · 02-09-2005, 07:03 AM

Here is the mainpage rof rfswitch project

http://rfswitch.sourceforge.net/

There is the .rpm package

http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~tauber/acerhk/

Slamtilt · 02-10-2005, 12:30 AM

Please, keep posted, do that work. I have soon downloaded Fedora Core 3..

Slamtilt · 02-12-2005, 09:50 AM

Ookey. Now I have working WLAN. Thanks to rfswitch project. Fujitsu Siemens module is working!

But I don't know how to make modprobe and networkcard bootin automated.. Still works to do

mayyash · 02-12-2005, 02:54 PM

i've been hastling with this acer hot key, i installed it but pressing the wlan button does not work...maybe i should try this rfswitch

shogun1234 · 09-18-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slamtilt
Ookey. Now I have working WLAN. Thanks to rfswitch project. Fujitsu Siemens module is working!

But I don't know how to make modprobe and networkcard bootin automated.. Still works to do

I'm a little bit confused.

My problem is similar to the original poster.

the /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000:02:04.0/rf_kill is set to 2

and after reading this thread, i install rfswitch 0.1

further, i change WLAN to disabled (default is enabled )

then i modprobe (or insmod ) ipw2200, pbe5 as well as other necessary modules, as follow:

Code:

ipw2200               182792  0
ieee80211              49028  1 ipw2200
ieee80211_crypt         6792  5 ipw2200,ieee80211,ieee80211_crypt_ccmp,ieee80211_crypt_tkip,ieee80211_crypt_wep

...
pbe5                    3204  0

but i still get

Code:

...
 ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.
...

what else i may miss?

or i may ask, in brief.
how to turn the switch off as syslog saying (by bios or software)?

Code:

ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.

i apprecaite any suggestion, sincerely.
the env i use is Debain Sarge (stable) 3.1 r0a on HP NC6230 laptop.