Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:40:17 -0800 (PST) From: william paul <wpaul@windriver.com> To: malcolm.kay@internode.on.net (Malcolm Kay) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help Message-ID: <200403251640.IAA17116@huisne.wrs.com> In-Reply-To: <200403252135.27219.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> from "Malcolm Kay" at Mar 25, 2004 09:35:27 PM
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Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Malcolm Kay had to walk into mine and say: > On Thursday 25 March 2004 15:35, Brian H wrote: > > Greetings Bill, > > > > I own a linksys WMP11 with the following chipset. > > vendor =3D 'Broadcom Corporation' > > device =3D 'BCM4301 802.11b IEEE 802.11b WLAN client chipset' > > class =3D network > > > > I am trying to get it working in freebsd 5.2.1, so i figured I could = > just > > goto the linksys website and download the windows driver. > > > > = > http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=3D33&scid=3D36&prid=3D1= > 96 > > > > the problem is the driver contains the bcmwl5.sys file, but it does = > not > > contain the bcmwl5.ini file. You're looking for a .inf file *NOT* a .ini file. They're not the same thing. The driver distribution from Linksys most definitely has both a .sys file and .inf file for your device. Look harder. Also, check for both upper and lower case file names. > > You have me totally confused or am I missing something? How does a = > windows > driver help you with freebsd 5.2.1 ? He's trying to use the NDISulator which lets you use Windows binary network drivers with FreeBSD. Before you go looking, the code is in -current, not 5.2.1, but it will work with 5.2.1 if you install it all correctly. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (510) 749-2329 | Senior Engineer, Master of Unix-Fu wpaul@windriver.com | Wind River Systems ============================================================================= <adamw> you're just BEGGING to face the moose =============================================================================
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