[PlanetCCRMA] ooops - no network

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On 10/10/2011 09:08 AM, Oded Ben-Tal wrote:
> This is what I see in dmesg when using the rt-kernel
> iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,
> 2.6.33.13-149.rt31.2.fc14.ccrma.i686.rtPAE-kds
> iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
> iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
> HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X
> HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
> iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
> iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X
>
> no errors but it still doesn't load the firmware (which it manageswith
> 2.6.35.14-96.fc14.i686):
> $ grep iw /var/log/dmesg
> [ 11.113988] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,
> in-tree:d
> [ 11.113991] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
> [ 11.114079] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 17
> [ 11.114109] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> [ 11.114189] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Ultimate N WiFi Link
> 5300 AGN, REV=0x24
> [ 11.136205] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24
> 802.11a channels
> [ 11.136322] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 48 for MSI/MSI-X
> [ 12.337827] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.83.5.1 build
> 33692
> [ 12.579466] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'

Weird that it works with an older kernel and the newest Fedora kernel, 
but not with currently patched rt kernels.

I found some references to the firmware here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless

Do you have this package installed?:

   iwl5000-firmware

-- Fernando