an update: I have noticed that if I remove power to the device (Fn+F2) and then load the module, it loads fine:
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [17180263.268000] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmprq [17180263.268000] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation [17180263.268000] Driver 'ipw2200' needs updating - please use bus_type methods [17180263.268000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:03.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177 [17180263.268000] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection [17180263.432000] ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On: [17180263.432000] Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. [17180263.432000] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZM (11 802.11bg channels, 0 802.11a channels) [17180263.460000] eth1: NETDEV_TX_BUSY returned; driver should report queue full via ieee_device->is_queue_full. However, ever after I turn it back on, it can't find any networks around me... In addition, when it doesn't start I now get this (dmesg instead of /var/log/messages): [17180366.684000] ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL' [17180366.688000] ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13 [17180366.688000] ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [17180366.692000] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmprq [17180366.692000] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation [17180366.692000] Driver 'ipw2200' needs updating - please use bus_type methods [17180366.692000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:03.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177 [17180366.692000] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection [17180367.852000] ipw2200: Failed to send TX_POWER: Command timed out. [17180368.972000] ipw2200: Failed to send TX_POWER: Command timed out. [17180370.092000] ipw2200: Failed to send TX_POWER: Command timed out. [17180371.212000] ipw2200: Failed to send TX_POWER: Command timed out. [17180372.332000] ipw2200: Failed to send TX_POWER: Command timed out. [17180372.332000] ipw2200: Unable to initialize device after 5 attempts. [17180372.332000] ipw2200: failed to register network device [17180372.332000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:03:03.0 disabled [17180372.332000] ipw2200: probe of 0000:03:03.0 failed with error -5 -- ipw2200 doesn't work in Dell inspiron 6000 https://launchpad.net/bugs/82444 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
