HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

[chruesu]

THANKS LUCA!

I really appreciate your work on all those HowTo's!
Thanks to you I already managed to get the new drivers installed.
However, unfortunately I had to re-install my OS and the 2ond time its not working anymore and I have absolutely no idea what to do now

:~$ dmesg |grep ipw

ipw2200: failed to send CARD_DISABLE command

:~$ iwpriv eth1

eth1      Available private ioctl :
          set_power        (8BE0) : set   1 int   & get   0
          get_power        (8BE1) : set   0       & get  80 char
          set_mode         (8BE2) : set   1 int   & get   0
          get_mode         (8BE3) : set   0       & get  80 char
          set_preamble     (8BE4) : set   1 int   & get   0
          get_preamble     (8BE5) : set   0       & get  16 char
          reset            (8BE6) : set   0 int   & get   0
          sw_reset         (8BE7) : set   0 int   & get   0

:~$ iwconfig eth1

eth1      unassociated  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Channel=0  Access Point: FF:00:FF:00:FF:00
          Bit Rate=0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr: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

[luca_linux]

What laptop have you got?
Anyway, try to reinstall the driver and the latest firmware.

[ndub]

Thank you so much luca, you helpful howto allowed me to make it work almost out of the box.
It's been working fine so far (no ssid, channel 11, infrastructure), however I have a minor concern (please forgive me if this it's already been posted in this long thread):
My HP dv4000 laptop doesn't light up the little WiFi led located under the screen as it does under M$.
Any clue? I guess this must be hardware related somehow? Anyway it ain't such a big deal, that led's never been working under Linux...
Thank you again,

ndub

[luca_linux]

No problem, there are several ways to do this. Try the following:

sudo modprobe -r ipw2200
sudo modprobe ipw2200 led=1

If it works, you'll probably want to save the passed parameter, so that it automatically turns the led on on boot, so:
create the file /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200. Then type:

sudo echo "options ipw2200 led=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200

If this doesn't work, just let me know and I'll suggest you the other ways.

[chruesu]

Thanks for your fast reply!

try to reinstall the driver and the latest firmware.

Hmm, that's exaclty what I did for about 100 times now...

Any other suggestions?

[bleers]

great howto.. great people!
I followed each step of the Howto today.
Unfortunately some errors appear. Please could u help me..?
I configured my router for use with static IP and a WPA key..
Also with MAC-access..
I'm a newbie to Ubuntu (Linux) and wlan.
Do u need more info? Thanks in advance...

notebook: IBM Thinkpad R52
router: Netgear WGT624 (latest firmware v3)
OS: Kubunu 5.04 (kernel 2.6.10-5-386)

bleers@bleers:~$ dmesg | grep ipw
ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.6
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection

bleers@bleers:/etc/network$ sudo tail interfaces
# The primary network interface
iface eth0 inet dhcp
hostname CP517078-A

iface eth1 inet static
wireless-essid dinky2001
address 192.168.0.3
netmask 255.255.255.0


WPA_SUPPLICANT.CONF :

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
#ap_scan=2

network={
ssid=dinky2001
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
# pairwise=TKIP
psk=test1234
}

STANDARD :

bleers@bleers:/etc$ sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D ipw -w -dd
Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ipw'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
Line: 4 - start of a new network block
Line 5: failed to parse ssid 'dinky2001'.
Line 5: failed to parse ssid 'dinky2001'.
scan_ssid=1 (0x1)
proto: 0x1
key_mgmt: 0x2
Line 10: Invalid PSK 'test1234'.
Line 10: failed to parse psk 'test1234'.
Line 11: WPA-PSK accepted for key management, but no PSK configured.
Line 11: failed to parse network block.
Failed to read configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'.
bleers@bleers:/etc$


WITH ap_scan=2 :

bleers@bleers:/etc$ sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D ipw -w -dd
Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ipw'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ap_scan=2
Line: 4 - start of a new network block
Line 5: failed to parse ssid 'dinky2001'.
Line 5: failed to parse ssid 'dinky2001'.
proto: 0x1
key_mgmt: 0x2
Line 10: Invalid PSK 'test1234'.
Line 10: failed to parse psk 'test1234'.
Line 11: WPA-PSK accepted for key management, but no PSK configured.
Line 11: failed to parse network block.
Failed to read configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'.
bleers@bleers:/etc$

Log: WEIRD ERROR wih REMOVE OLD, during Howto INSTALL :

bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$ sudo sh remove-old
Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/ for ieee80211 components...

/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko

Above files found. Remove? [y],n y
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386//.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$


bleers@bleers:~/ipw2200-1.0.6$ sudo sh remove-old
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211 /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100 /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100/ipw2100.ko /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200 /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.ko
Unloaded: ipw2200 ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt
Above files found. Remove? [y],n y
CONFIG_IEEE80211=m
CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT=m
CONFIG_IEEE80211_WPA=m
CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_CCMP=m
CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_TKIP=m
CONFIG_IPW2100=m
CONFIG_IPW2100_PROMISC=y
CONFIG_IPW2100_FS_AMILO_M7400=m
CONFIG_IPW2200=m
Above definitions found. Comment out? [y], n y
bleers@bleers:~/ipw2200-1.0.6$

bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$ make
Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build/ for ieee80211 components...

/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build/include/config/ieee80211

Above files found. Remove? [y],n y

Old ieee80211 references found. In order to build the ieee80211
subsystem, prior versions must first be removed. You can perform
this task by running this makefile as root via:

% sudo make check_old

and answering Y to remove the file references.

Aborting make.

make: *** [check_old] Error 1
bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$ make
Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build/ for ieee80211 components...

/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build/include/config/ieee80211

Above files found. Remove? [y],n y
Above files found. Remove? [y],n y

Old ieee80211 references found. In order to build the ieee80211
subsystem, prior versions must first be removed. You can perform
this task by running this makefile as root via:

% sudo make check_old

and answering Y to remove the file references.

Aborting make.

make: *** [check_old] Error 1
bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$ sudo make install
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build M=/home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3 MODVERDIR=/home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_module.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_tx.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_rx.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_wx.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_geo.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
CC [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211.ko
CC /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt.ko
CC /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
CC /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
CC /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_wep.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ieee80211-1.0.3/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
install -d /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211/
install -m 644 -c ieee80211.ko ieee80211_crypt.ko ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211/
install -d `echo /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/include | grep "/net\$" || echo /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/include/net`
install -m 644 -c net/ieee80211.h net/ieee80211_crypt.h `echo /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/include | grep "/net\$" || echo /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/include/net`
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211//.tmp_versions
install -m 644 -c ieee80211.mod ieee80211_crypt.mod ieee80211_crypt_wep.mod ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.mod ieee80211_crypt_tkip.mod /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211//.tmp_versions
/sbin/depmod -a
bleers@bleers:~/ieee80211-1.0.3$


bleers@bleers:~/ipw2200-1.0.6$ make
mkdir -p /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build M=/home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6 MODVERDIR=/home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
CC [M] /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/ipw2200.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/ipw2200.mod.o
LD [M] /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/ipw2200.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
bleers@bleers:~/ipw2200-1.0.6$ sudo make install
mkdir -p /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build M=/home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6 MODVERDIR=/home/bleers/ipw2200-1.0.6/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386'
install -d /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
install -m 644 -c ipw2200.ko /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
/sbin/depmod -a
Don't forget to copy firmware to your hotplug's firmware directory and have the
hotplug tools in place.
See INSTALL for more information.
bleers@bleers:~/ipw2200-1.0.6$

[ndub]

Thanks for the quick reply.
Your trick worked. This is great! I now have a fully working system
Just for the record, what were(are) the other solutions?

Thank you again,

ndub

EDIT: the led was up... until I had to reboot. At boot I get messages stating this:

WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200 line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'echo'

and of course I have to run
sudo modprobe -r ipw2200
sudo modprobe ipw2200 led=1
to make it work again. Maybe some syntax problem?

Hoping a suggestion will come...

ndub

[IronKnuckles]

When I try to run "make" on the ieee80211 driver I get an error about ieee80211 still being in my system. I saw your 'note' about this, but how do I fix it? I don't see the ieee80211 listed when I do lsmod. When I run make, I get an error message telling me to run 'sudo make check_old' instead to remove the old version. This does not work, however, and gives me the same error message. I don't know what I did wrong... Help please?

[gerbman]

When I try to run "make" on the ieee80211 driver I get an error about ieee80211 still being in my system. I saw your 'note' about this, but how do I fix it? I don't see the ieee80211 listed when I do lsmod. When I run make, I get an error message telling me to run 'sudo make check_old' instead to remove the old version. This does not work, however, and gives me the same error message. I don't know what I did wrong... Help please?

I had the same problem, and eventually tried this how-to. It's very simliar, with a possible difference being the remove-old script used. Things worked fine for me after doing this.

[IronKnuckles]

I had the same problem, and eventually tried this how-to. It's very simliar, with a possible difference being the remove-old script used. Things worked fine for me after doing this.

I got it to install fine now. However, it was rather pointless for me as the only reason I was trying to install the newer driver was in hopes that an issue I had with the slowness of bringing up eth1 (the ipw2200) would be solved. It wasnt.
But it works. So whatever.