887w router in lightweight mode

I have configured an 887w router module in unified mode to have it register with a WLC using the following comands;
TBC_Crewe(config)#service-module wlan-ap 0 bootimage unified
TBC_Crewe(config)#
TBC_Crewe#service-module wlan-ap 0 upgrade bootloader
Successfully upgraded the bootloader!!!
Please use "service-module wlan-ap 0 reset" command to run the upgraded bootloader.
TBC_Crewe#service-module wlan-ap 0 re                
TBC_Crewe#service-module wlan-ap 0 reset
Use reset only to recover from shutdown or failed state
AP config will not be saved
The embedded AP is in LWAPP mode
Reload/reset is normally handled by WLC controller
Do you want to reset?[confirm]
Trying to reload Service Module wlan-ap0.
It resets and joins the WLC but during the sequence it shows the following error;
%Error opening flash:/ap802-rcvk9w8-mx/info (File not found)cisco AP802GN-E-K9         (revision A0) with 98304K/32768K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FCZ1547C0EB
Last reset from power loss
LWAPP image version 7.0.116.0
1 Gigabit Ethernet interface
1 802.11 Radio(s)
the Flash has the following files;
Directory of flash:/
162 -rw-         288 Oct 15 2012 18:02:44 +00:00 env_vars
   2 -rw-     6645760 Aug 17 2012 22:52:50 +00:00 ap802-k9w7-tar.124-25d.JAX.tar
   3 -rw-     3266560 Aug 17 2012 22:53:08 +00:00 ap802-rcvk9w8-tar.124-23c.JA2X
   4 drw-           0 Aug 17 2012 22:53:30 +00:00 ap802-k9w7-mx.124-25d.JAX
154 -rw-       13732 Sep 19 2012 12:38:54 +00:00 event.log
155 drw-           0 Aug 17 2012 22:56:04 +00:00 ap802-rcvk9w8-mx
161 -rw-       2969 Aug 17 2012 23:10:50 +00:00 cpconfig-af2-ap801.cfg
172 -rw-       6168 Oct 29 2012 14:39:02 +00:00 private-multiple-fs
163 -rw-           5 Sep 19 2012 12:31:38 +00:00 private-config
164 drw-           0 Sep 19 2012 12:34:54 +00:00 ap802-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2
55480320 bytes total (29958144 bytes free)
Does the error mean that I need a folder with that name with the files in it?
Do I need to archive the TAR file into the flash?

Steven,
It looks as though you have an ap802-rcvk9w8-mx directory. Try creating the info folder under that directory and attempting the process again. Not sure if this will work for you but it won't harm anything either. If the process is looking for something within the info folder then, you may want to go ahead and reload(archive) that IOS image into the flash and see if the info folder (and any files within it) are installed.
Hope this helps.

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