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Subject: Re: ipw2100 wifi card firmware
To: Winston Weinert <winston@ml1.net>, ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org
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From: Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola@libero.it>
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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:07:11 +0200
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Hi Winston,

I was unable to download the firmware directly from sourceforge.net, my
browser(s) continue to fail the accept test!
However, I did as you suggested: got the Debian package, "ar x" and then
tar the data file... put the firmware in /lib/firmware... and yes, my
ThinkPad connects to the wireless, the WiFi LED lights up.

I wonder why Alpine cannot have such a package? I have seen other
non-free firmware (how much I hate that... a reason why I skipped all
those "libre" distributions: without binary blobs a laptop is almost
useless nowadays).

May I ask an addition?

Riccardo

Winston Weinert wrote:
> Hi Riccardo,
>
> I had this problem for a time (in 2020).  I was able to locate the
> firmware via Debian and Upstream's websites. Then I copied the
> firmware into my Alpine installation.  When I last looked Alpine
> didn't offer this firmware in any package, so I think this might be
> the fastest way to get it done without writing an APKBUILD.
>
>
> Some helpful links:
>
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/ipw2100/files/ipw2100/
>
> https://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php
>
> https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/firmware-ipw2x00
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/ipw2200
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Winston
>
> https://winny.tech/
>