From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 18:14:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5731C1065675 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 062958FC2C for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:14:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so4022087yxb.13 for ; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:14:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=XZd8UZiTEpNQhMimaVU6VYYOqzxjHrpw3SoZpUU//uU=; b=Evsqeei3adFJGIF+BL+x4SBAJ93CyMuD82QQaJU0PmM0JWSo6YzO2pcMxOYcVUF2wv xopSTfwc4/XggjD4PJahIKzV8reTgTctu8+5cyzBII0i5SPUXOx1p+OQn6W6wVIOhECC MxikjCdwdtwc0Hx0umvrhkmqeOoOWfvcPT7KI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=Om4Xw68voyVra+jwE8xvumFAGkMWpkoB/hFO30lVVsegCLv5TS+GMjtc9oonkS/i+7 ql4DHACpZDyxvfgW2WelhgVr+ZFB8NBSxnh0RnK2CONozW9V7jXlKFG3bskCS3a7lIlf eeeUkfSsYAVUV2ViVOZdiz5fqd4K+2fo5Q11Q= Received: by 10.150.138.8 with SMTP id l8mr4536498ybd.158.1231524887224; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:14:47 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.150.182.2 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:14:47 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:14:47 -0600 From: "Neal Hogan" To: "Glen Barber" In-Reply-To: <4ad871310901090624r702347c9re5ee0c5b6d6908c@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4ad871310901081337h23a2d22fldfee1dbabc9044a2@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310901081420s3f02fa2drc0571373ec1a1b2f@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310901090624r702347c9re5ee0c5b6d6908c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:14:53 -0000 On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Glen Barber wrote: > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Neal Hogan wrote: > > Glen, > > > > Well, I never loaded into /boot/modules and at this point I've removed > the > > *bcmwl5-stuff* to begin again. Note that *kldload bcmwl5_sys.ko* output > > that there was no such file. Below is some info as to what lead to the > panic > > (it's info I gave in response to another generous fellow on the list). > > > > Just use `kldload bcmwl5_sys` without the `.ko' at the end. > > > I have not formally sync'd the system and source. But what I did prior to > > the panicking was freshly install 7.0-RELEASE from disc, did not add any > > packages, before upgrading to 7.1-RELEASE, using *freebsd-update -r > > 7.1-RELEASE upgrade && freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE install* I then > > installed downloded the ports tree via ftp and added a few packages. > > > > This could be causing a problem if the kernel and userland (ndis > included) are out of sync. > > > The bcmwl5_sys.ko was generated using *ndisgen /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.inf > > /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.sys* When it came time to make the .ko file, it > reported > > a syntax error on the last line of the .inf file. I removed that line and > > the .ko file was generated. > > > > As far as using the correct driver is concerned . . . my Broadcom card is > a > > BCM94309, version 4.10.40, in Windows XP Home. I got the driver, with > those > > specs, from the HP website. The only difference was that my hardware > specs > > under XP dates the card version as 11/2/2005 and the driver, on the HP > site, > > is dated 2/17/2006. > > > > Try using an older/newer .inf and .sys file. > I'm in the process of sync'ing up my system with source . . . but, in the meantime I'm wondering about the choice of Broadcom driver. Is it really a matter of trying different ones? I updated the driver this morning to a new version. Is that not the driver that I'll use for the ndiswrapper? Should an older version, perhaps the one that was originally installed? I apologize if these questions are rather simple and naiive. > > Panic info . . . there was not much time to get all of the info before it > > reboot and, at this point, I've uninstalled the driver stuff to avoid > panic. > > I do remember it saying something about a *fatal trap 12* > > > > Fatal trap 12 is kind of a generic error message. What appears before > that actual trap is the important part. > > > I hope this was info. you were looking for. Again, thanks for your > > consideration. > > > > -- > Glen Barber > -- www.nealhogan.net