i386/108802: Can't download iwi-firmware-kmod

[Remko Lodder]

The following reply was made to PR i386/108802; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Remko Lodder <remko at elvandar.org>
To: Gruel Bruno <bruno.gruel at ginkoia.fr>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: i386/108802: Can't download iwi-firmware-kmod
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:01:24 +0100

 On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 04:55:04PM +0000, Gruel Bruno wrote:
 > 
 > Bonjour,
 > 
 > I'm tryin to install an Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG on a NEC S940.
 > But wen i'm try to load the firmware i have the following message:
 > (command to load iwicontrol -i iwi0 -d /boot/firmware -m bss)
 > 
 > iwicontrol: Can't load firmware to driver: Invalid argument
 > 
 > In the 6.1 RELEASE it was work fine. I didn't make an upgrade but formated et re-install the 6.2 release.
 > 
 > I want to install the iwi-firmware-kmod package but i can't find it on the ftp server at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/net
 > 
 > What can i do ??
 > 
 
 Use the ports; the package building is not active for this port:
 
 NO_PACKAGE=  "this is a modified version of a restricted firmware"
 
 This would resolve the problem, in case it doesn't come back to me
 and I will try to help you.
 
 Also note that this is a support question, not a PRoblem, please
 refer to the mailinglists the next time you encounter such a thing,
 you will be helped much quicker there.
 
 -- 
 Kind regards,
 
      Remko Lodder               ** remko at elvandar.org
      FreeBSD                    ** remko at FreeBSD.org
 
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