[Gta04-owner] wifi driver fails to load firmware

[Radek Polak]

On Tuesday 29 November 2011 00:30:41 Radek Polak wrote:

> Hi,
> i am using myself compiled kernel but from sources of hw_validation branch.
> I am getting this error while trying to bring up wifi:
> 
> [  103.280181] WLAN reset status 100000
> [  103.283782] WLAN brightness 255
> [  103.287841] reg-virt-consumer reg-virt-consumer.4: Requesting
> 3150000-3150000uV
> [  103.296325]  -> 255
> [  103.298522] twlldo_set_voltage(3150000,3150000)
> [  103.304138] WLAN reset changed to 140000
> [  103.308166] reg-virt-consumer reg-virt-consumer.4: Enabling regulator
> [  103.318084] WLAN reset status 140000
> [  103.321685] WLAN brightness 0 -> 0
> [  103.327209] WLAN reset changed to 100000
> [  103.394348] mmc1: new SDIO card at address 0001
> [  103.400115] bus: 'mmc': driver_probe_device: matched device mmc1:0001
> with driver mmcblk
> [  103.408843] bus: 'mmc': really_probe: probing driver mmcblk with device
> mmc1:0001
> [  103.417724] bus: 'sdio': driver_probe_device: matched device mmc1:0001:1
> with driver libertas_sdio
> [  103.427520] bus: 'sdio': really_probe: probing driver libertas_sdio with
> device mmc1:0001:1
> [  103.437255] libertas_sdio mmc1:0001:1: firmware: requesting
> sd8686_helper.bin
> [  163.442291] libertas: can't load helper firmware
> [  163.446960] libertas: failed to load helper firmware
> [  163.453857] libertas_sdio: probe of mmc1:0001:1 failed with error -2
> 
> Anyone has idea before i try rootfs from goldelico?

Hi,
thanks for replies. I have now figured it out - i am not using udev in QtMoko 
rootfs, if i start udev then the firmware is loaded without problems.

Btw the firmware is also packaged for debian so you can do:

	apt-get install libertas-firmware

Regards

Radek