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[Xen-users] firmware_helper error when booting Dom0 kernel


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  • From: "Zahid Anwar" <anwar@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:13:42 -0800
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Hi all,

I am having some trouble with loading firmware drivers in Dom0 kernel.
The error I am getting when Dom0 boots up is

----------
ipw2100: Detected Intel Pro/Wireless
firmware_helper error loading /lib/firmware/ipw2100-1.3.fw for device
/class/firmware/000:02:2.0 with driver ipw2100
----------

This is the wireless nic driver of my thinkpad. It loads and works
just fine in my original kernel. When I checked the path it was
complaining about it was indeed not there but all the drivers seem to
be in /lib/firmware/2.6.17-10-generic/ which is my original kernel's
name.

Why isn't there an entry for my new xen kernel here? I am guessing
there should be something like /lib/firmware/2.6.16.29-xen/ here just
like there are two entries under   /lib/modules. (2.6.16.29-xen  and
2.6.17-10-generic).

I compiled xen-3.0.3_0-src.tar using make world, make install and install.sh.
I created an initrd using mkinitramfs -o initrd.img-2.6.16.29-xen
2.6.16.29-xen using Ubuntu 6.10.

I believe the initrd should set up the firmware after the xen kernel
has booted up. But my initrd seems to work fine because if I take its
entry out from the module line in grub/menu.lst, the boot-up complains
and freezes.

Has anyone faced this problem on newly compiled dom0 kernels? Any
pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks,
-Zahid

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