I'm having trouble installing the ipw2200 drivers on my old laptop.

Apt-get can't find the file, and the only other source I have is a .tgz file.

So what do I need to do to use the .tgz file?

Normally, I'd try to compile and see what I get, but that doesn't seem to be an option here. What am I missing?

The ipw2200 driver is part of the kernel which is way you can't install it as a package. It is already in antiX: You can see if it is already loaded with"lsmod | grep ipw". You can load it manually (as root) with: There have been two recent threads about this module.


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shows you how to install the firmware. Some people need it and some don't.


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tells you how to get the ipw2200 driver to automatically load at boot time. The instructions there for getting the firmware are incorrect. You should follows SamK's instructions in the more recent thread. For one person, the module loaded automatically but they needed to install the firmware. For the other person, the module didn't load automatically but once it was loaded they didn't need the firmware.

First make sure the module is loaded. If not, load it. If that solves your problem then follow instructions in the older thread for making it load automatically at boot time. If the module is already loaded or if loading it does not solve your problem then you should install the firmware as described in the most recent thread.

Thanks a lot for your help.

I finally got it working, and the diagnostic commands shown in the instructions have given me a good idea of how to solve and future problems.