Hi Mark, In fact, I have the same problem as you in the past. And I received help from this list:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2008/01/msg02130.html read this message, because it has important information about the installing of the firmware. It worked like a charm for me. regards Marcelo 2010/1/19 Mark <mamar...@gmail.com> > Awesome, thanks Marcelo! > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Marcelo Chiapparini < > marcelo.chia...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> 2010/1/19 Mark <mamar...@gmail.com> >> >> Hello, >>> >>> I am trying to install the firmware for an Intel ipw2100 wifi card on a >>> Dell Latitude D800 laptop (the driver is supported in the Lenny kernel, just >>> not the firmware). According to this page >>> http://wiki.debian.org/ipw2200 (note bold text by Steve McIntyre) the >>> Debian installer should be able to read the tarball file during the >>> installation; I tried last night but the installer needs the .fw file not >>> the tar.gz file. Every link I've tried, including this one >>> http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firmware-ipw2x00 is either a tar.gz or >>> .deb file. I can't seem to find a download for .fw...any ideas or help out >>> there? I suppose I can install the firmware after getting Lenny installed >>> by adding "contrib non-free" to /apt/sources.list, but since the installer >>> prompts for "ipw2100-1.3.fw" file during installation, I'd like to get it >>> installed at that time. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any ideas. >>> >>> Mark >>> >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> I downloaded the firmware from this link: >> >> http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php >> >> regards >> >> Marcelo >> >> > -- Marcelo Chiapparini http://sites.google.com/site/marcelochiapparini
