Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:08:19 -0500 From: Samuel Stringham <me@samuelstringham.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_ndis/5.2.1/smc2602w-r3 Message-ID: <20040723000819.GA17347@linux> In-Reply-To: <20040722141237.O98018@mirrorball.theloosingend.net> References: <20040722141237.O98018@mirrorball.theloosingend.net>
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On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 02:15:07PM +0200, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > > I tried asking on questions to no avail. So I'll try again here, since > this is -current code I'm tinkering with here. > > Copying > > src/sys/modules/if_ndis > src/sys/modules/ndis > src/sys/compat/ndis > src/sys/dev/if_ndis > > ... from a current source-tree to my 5.2.1-box, and compiling using a > ndis_driver_data.h made from the latest driver found on SMC's website > using a ndisctl on my current system, seems to work fine. > > kldload-ing ndis also seems to work. But when I kldload if_ndis, the > system freezes. No error messages, no response. A cold boot is the only > thing that seems to fix it. > Though I am not sure, it seems that there have been some instabilities in the if_ndis lately. I reported a repeatable panic a couple days ago with -CURRENT which I am unable to get rid of. The author may be busy with real work as of late. Either way, I am hoping to get some of this ndis love so I can get my card ( DWL 520+ ) working as well. > Is this supposed to work, or am I trying to do the impossible here? > Any hints would be appreciated. It is supposed to work. Be patient, and something magical may happen:) > > > Svein Halvor > > > Btw: ndisctl choked on the inf-file, because of a missing newline at the > end. The fact that the syntax error occured on the last line, hinted on a > missing newline, but I think ndisctl should either give a more precise > error message, or preferable just cope with a missing newline. Best regards, Samuel Stringham
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