[:DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation:Translation(s)]: none

(!) [:/Discussion:Discussion]


Intel PRO/Wireless 2100, 2200 and 2915 devices

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Intel 2100, 2200 and 2915 chipsets on Debian systems.

?TableOfContents(3)

Drivers

Non-free firmware is required for both drivers, which can be provided by installing the firmware-ipw2x00 package.

Installation via Debian Installer (Lenny)

Both drivers are included for use by the Debian installation program ([:DebianInstaller:Debian Installer]) and are also within the installed kernel image.

Debian Installer may prompt for the required firmware (ipw2100-1.3.fw or ipw2200-bss.fw). You will have to download, extract and provide the firmware, as explained [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch06s04.html here] (and [http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/ here] once [:DebianLenny:Lenny] is released).

It's now also available in the [http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/lenny/current/ nonfree-firmware tarball] which we build regularly on cdimage.debian.org. Supply this blob on a CD/floppy/USB drive etc. and d-i will do the right thing. -- SteveMcIntyre

Installation on Established Systems

The ipw2100 and ipw2200 drivers are included in the mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 respectively. They are included as modules in Debian kernel images.

Firmware is required to be installed prior to driver operation.

Lenny

  1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:

    # Debian Lenny/5.0
    deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free
  2. Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-ipw2x00 and wireless-tools packages:

    aptitude update
    aptitude install firmware-ipw2x00 wireless-tools
    You are required to accept the license agreement before the firmware is installed to your system.
  3. As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the relevant driver module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r ipw2100 ; modprobe ipw2100

    or

    modprobe -r ipw2200 ; modprobe ipw2200
  4. Verify your device has an available interface:

    iwconfig
  5. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:

    ifconfig wlan0 up
  6. [:WiFi/HowToUse:Configure] your wireless interface as appropriate.

Troubleshooting

Etch

  1. Install the wireless-tools package:

    aptitude update
    aptitude install wireless-tools
  2. Manually acquire the lenny/firmware-ipw2x00 package from http://packages.debian.org/lenny/all/firmware-ipw2x00/download. For example:

    wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-ipw2x00_0.14_all.deb
  3. Install lenny/firmware-ipw2x00 via ["dpkg"]:

    dpkg -i /path/to/firmware-ipw2x00*deb
    You are required to accept the license agreement before the firmware is installed to your system.
  4. As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the relevant driver module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r ipw2100 ; modprobe ipw2100

    or

    modprobe -r ipw2200 ; modprobe ipw2200
  5. Verify your device has an available interface:

    iwconfig
  6. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:

    ifconfig wlan0 up
  7. [:WiFi/HowToUse:Configure] your wireless interface as appropriate.

Troubleshooting

Supported Devices

The page ["HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI"] explains how to identify a PCI device.

?Anchor(supported-ipw2100)

ipw2100

The following list is based on the alias fields of  modinfo ipw2100 on Lenny.

?Anchor(supported-ipw2200)

ipw2200

The following list is based on the alias fields of  modinfo ipw2200 on Lenny.

See Also


CategoryHardware


ToDo: Rename page to ipw2x00 (ipw2100 is now covered) or create an 'ipw2100' redirect to here.