[laptop-discuss] Dell D610 wireless

[john porche]

having trouble using this driver for my Dell D610, see my steps below,
any ideas? (see below)

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John Porche


bash-3.00$ gzip -dc iwi-0.5-pkg.tar.gz | tar xvf -
x iwi-0.5, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/pkgmap, 416 bytes, 1 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/pkginfo, 494 bytes, 1 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/install, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/install/copyright, 93 bytes, 1 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/install/depend, 1846 bytes, 4 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/install/postinstall, 2603 bytes, 6 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/install/postremove, 1165 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc/kernel, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc/kernel/drv, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc/kernel/drv/amd64, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc/kernel/drv/amd64/iwi, 349112 bytes, 682 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/SUNWiwi/reloc/kernel/drv/iwi, 297820 bytes, 582 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/LICENSE, 8852 bytes, 18 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/README, 1226 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/THIRDPARTYLICENSE, 20483 bytes, 41 tape blocks
x iwi-0.5/iwi.7d.txt, 4102 bytes, 9 tape blocks
bash-3.00$ pkgadd -d ./iwi-0.5 SUNWiwi
bash: pkgadd: command not found
bash-3.00$ wheresi pkgadd
bash: wheresi: command not found
bash-3.00$ whereis pkgadd
pkgadd: /usr/sbin/pkgadd /usr/man/man1m/pkgadd.1m
bash-3.00$ /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d ./iwi-0.5 SUNWiwi
pkgadd: ERROR: You must be "root" for pkgadd to execute properly.
bash-3.00$ su
Password:
# /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d ./iwi-0.5 SUNWiwi

Processing package instance <SUNWiwi> from </export/home/john/Desktop/iwi-0.5>

Intel Pro. Wireless 802.11a/b/g IPW2200B/G IPW2915A/B/G Driver(i386)
11.11,REV=2006.02.27.14.39
Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Using </> as the package base directory.
## Processing package information.
## Processing system information.
  3 package pathnames are already properly installed.
## Verifying package dependencies.
## Verifying disk space requirements.
## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
## Checking for setuid/setgid programs.

This package contains scripts which will be executed with super-user
permission during the process of installing this package.

Do you want to continue with the installation of <SUNWiwi> [y,n,?] y

Installing Intel Pro. Wireless 802.11a/b/g IPW2200B/G IPW2915A/B/G
Driver as <SUNWiwi>

## Installing part 1 of 1.
/kernel/drv/amd64/iwi
/kernel/drv/iwi
[ verifying class <none> ]
## Executing postinstall script.
devfsadm: driver failed to attach: iwi
Warning: Driver (iwi) successfully added to system but failed to attach

Installation of <SUNWiwi> was successful.
# ifconfig iwi0 plumb
ifconfig: plumb: iwi0: no such interface
# ifconfig
 
 
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