wireless problems
 

Hi all
after running wireless for years my system crashed, I've had to re install lenny and now what ever I try I can't get the wireless to work. Something I've done many times before, but for the life of me I can't remember or find any real help off the net.

I'm running Lenny, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
but when I start up it doesn't seem to be able to start the wireless, whatever I do from gnome wireless tools,

dmesg | grep -i iwl

shows this

[ 9.663570] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
[ 9.663570] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
[ 9.663570] iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 9.725672] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
[ 9.736286] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 20.518187] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 20.654215] iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 20.654215] iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 23.376244] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 23.385408] iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 23.385408] iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 40.503987] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 40.519721] iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 40.519728] iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
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the end statements repeat many times. Can anyone help? Thanks

It looks like it cannot find the microcode it needs to upload to your device to make it work.
Try locate iwlwifi-3945-1

Did you see here: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9374 ?

Take a look at http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

You probably need the firmware.

firmware-iwlwifi - Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965 and 5000-series cards

Thanks, the firmware was needed.