intel ipw2200 firmare packaged

please package firmware for intel ipw2200 wireless card

non-free could be a good place

Debian puts it under /lib/firmware/ipw2200-[bss/ibss].fw

http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-nonfree\_20161130-3.debian.tar.xz

(from redmine: issue id 8873, created on 2018-05-10)

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This is in linux-lts now.

closed

@Cogitri I just tried to get the card to work on 3.14, Kernel LTS, but it does not seem to work:

ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.1
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -2

I've searched https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=*ipw2200*&path=&name=&branch=edge which lists the kernel modules but no the firmware. Am I missing something or is the firmware missing in the repos? I have tested the card with a fresh Debian 11 installation and it works there.

As a workaround, one can manually download the firmware and reboot: https://gist.github.com/pojntfx/139092d7a9e2675dd825575527dcd5d9

curl -L -o /lib/firmware/ipw2200-bss.fw 'https://github.com/Jolicloud/linux-firmware/blob/master/ipw2200-bss.fw?raw=true'