iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
 

hi

im running debian testing, and i have a fujitsu lifebook p7230. i can't get the wireless working, and in my dmesg i see:

[ 75.647585] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
[ 75.691755] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 75.691866] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 75.695577] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 75.695684] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 75.698459] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
[ 75.701733] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 75.701840] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 75.707413] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 75.707522] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2

when i do iwconfig, i get the following, but i can't see any wireless access points or traffic through kismet:

10:53:06 gong@nite:~$ sudo iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

any help would be appreciated!

Run down the firmware and install it in /lib/firmware. All modern drivers seem to need this stuff.