Problem with wireless on FC5

[Dan]

Mike Cohler wrote:
> Paul Goodman wrote:
>
>   
>> I have an IBM ThinkPad T42 with an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG running Fedora
>> Core 5. Here is the output from lspci:
>>
>> 02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG (rev 05)
>>
>> The card didn't work after install, but after installing the ipw2200 drivers
>> and firmware, I was able to successfully configure it as eth1 using
>> system-config-network. Everything looks great.
>>
>> Then, I reboot. When the computer comes back up, the wireless card is no
>> longer recognized, and I can't use any of the usual if* commands to activate
>> it. I run system-config-network again, and the interface shows up, but if I
>> try to activate it, I get the following:
>>
>> Device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.
>>
>> The only way to restore the connection that I've found is to delete the
>> interface in system-config-network, then go to /lib/firmware and do
>> restorecon -v. Then, I reboot and I can reconfigure the interface when the
>> computer is back up again. But as soon as I reboot, it starts all over
>> again.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>     
>
> There is a bug which can be worked around by adding the following line
> to /etc/modprobe.conf
>
>  install ipw2200 /sbin/modprobe -q eth0; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ipw2200
>
> Once done reboot and see if it works.
>
> Mike
>
> --
>
> mike cohler
>
>   
This hasn't happened to me recently, but a couple of weeks ago it would 
happen about every other reboot. Luckily, usually the times when I'm 
using ethernet (not as a rule though, it was definitely random).
-Dan