[Prism54-users] Help: SMC2802W - firmware loading fails, eth0 does not start

[Jens Maurer]

Milan Zimmermann wrote:
> However, on boot I get (typing it in, do not have that box on network :-( and 
> no fd0):
> 
> 	Loaded prism54 driver. Version 1.0.2.2
> 	PCI:found IRQ 11 for device 00:09.0
> 	PCI:sharing IRQ 11 with 00:01.4
> 	eth0: Uploading firmware ...
> 	prism54: request_firmware() failed for 'isl3890'
> 	eth0: could not upload firmware ('isl3890')

Looks good so far.  Check the directory /etc/hotplug for firmware.agent .
Here's a quote from the README

 >  just grab the firmware.agent file and put it in /etc/hotplug and chmod +x:
 >  http://prism54.org/~hvr/firmware.agent

Jens Maurer