Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:46:44 -0400 From: Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 64-bit Windows XP NDIS drivers giving missing symbols Message-ID: <20100724154644.75b1938b@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim1p4QOm6pm_ddKXwLuwHBixV=UXQR3V-2YhF_t@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinhc-Qp1jV3TB92BYPf3UxVV7Uf0TJN2X7wwLxt@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTin%2BL3rxWLUGSpzdh4kmJvx43swOJ8E847qjub5t@mail.gmail.com> <20100724084204.597b9e6f@scorpio> <AANLkTim1p4QOm6pm_ddKXwLuwHBixV=UXQR3V-2YhF_t@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:45:24 +0000 Paul B Mahol <onemda@gmail.com> articulated: > On 7/24/10, Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> wrote: > > On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:01:24 +0000 > > Paul B Mahol <onemda@gmail.com> articulated: > > > >> Such symbols are completly irrelevant for normal operation, because > >> NDISulator crash on amd64 during driver initialization. > >> I fixed this in my own git repo, but "fpudna in kernel mode" (my > >> understanding is that it is source of panic when trying to use ndis0 > >> device on amd64), present only on amd64 is still not yet fixed - this > >> should be addressed with fpu_kern KPI available on CURRENT - not done > >> yet... > >> Feel free to send patches. > > > > I feel his pain. I need 64 bit drivers for cards that FBSD does not > > support, mostly 'N' protocol wireless cards. The inability to secure > > and use perfectly good drivers that are available for Windows users in > > FreeBSD is a real PIA. Of course, it does give my Window user friends > > something to laugh about. > > And bwn(4) doesn't work at all? <quote> bwn -- Broadcom BCM43xx IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver </quote> You will notice that there is no 'n' in the description. In any case, it is limited to 'broadcom' chips. -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
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