Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:38:09 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: hernan <hernan.silberman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] ndis setup Message-ID: <20060411123809.1a880218@localhost> In-Reply-To: <9b9d376a0604101338y25da26f4o5ad18716ca4bf2c6@mail.gmail.com> References: <9b9d376a0604082312xa9e7a2fnd6694d227819e2eb@mail.gmail.com> <20060409142724.7513bb57@localhost> <9b9d376a0604101338y25da26f4o5ad18716ca4bf2c6@mail.gmail.com>
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--Sig_ZRzaQtEeV/zEuDiDy3RvUVU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hernan <hernan.silberman@gmail.com> wrote: [Quoting adjusted, please don't top post.] > On 4/9/06, Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> wrote: > > hernan <hernan.silberman@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey folks. I'm setting up FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE and I'm having a > > > little trouble getting my wireless NIC recognized. The card is a > > > Linksys WMP64G and I'm trying to set things up to run with the > > > FreeBSD NDISulator as described in the FreeBSD handbook > > > (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html). > > > > This chapter is outdated. > > > > > Here's what I'm doing (as root): > > > > > > 1) Verifying with 'pciconf -lv' that the PCI card is there. > > > Also, I know the card works, it was running fine on Windows. > > > > > > 2) Building ndis itself: > > > > > 3) Building the if_ndis module: > > > > > 4) Loading the ndis and if_ndis modules: > > > kldload ndis > > > I verify at this point using kldstat that both ndis and if_ndis > > > are in fact loaded. > > > > > > I see nothing in dmesg or in my console during the kldload. > > > Also, it doesn't appear that the driver found the card, there's > > > no signs of life. I've tried using ndisgen, and have had the > > > same results (with much less typing). In either case, I get > > > nothing in dmesg and no usable enabled NIC. > > > > After you run ndisgen you should have a third kernel module with > > a name similar to the name of your sys file. If you load > > this module you should at least get an error message. > Thanks Fabian, that helped me move forward. My next question is how > to interpret the segfault I get when loading the new kernel module I > created with ndisgen. The error happens when I do the 'kldload' on > the new module, my machine dies and reboots. >=20 > Does this mean I'm out of luck with using NDIsulator? Let me know if > you have any hints. My hint is to post slightly more information. While I probably won't be able to help any further, there a lot of knowledgeable people on this list who could help if they had a better description of your problem.=20 You could start with: - the relevant output of pciconf -lv - which .inf and .sys file you used - an exact description what you did to get to the reboot - why you are sure it was caused by a segfault=20 Fabian --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_ZRzaQtEeV/zEuDiDy3RvUVU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEO4cXjV8GA4rMKUQRApPEAKCveeZ/UkGt/M0IwrWapFfACLWQiACg3bf7 +onrBf0BctrAMbzB7+cVX20= =e4PE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_ZRzaQtEeV/zEuDiDy3RvUVU--
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