still struggling with ndiswrapper

[Josh Coffman]

--- Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 16:00 -0400, James Pifer
> wrote:
> > I've tried getting my builtin wireless card in my
> laptop working before
> > and was close, but could never get it working. I
> would REALLY like to
> > use my laptop without being tied to my desk.
> Previously I could load the
> > drivers, using ndiswrapper, and get all the way up
> to loading it, but I
> > could never get an ipaddress. So I figured I would
> try again but this
> > time remove wep and see if can connect.
> > 
> > lspci shows me this:
> > 
> > 02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation
> BCM4306 802.11b/g
> > Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
> > 
> > When I try to modprobe ndiswrapper the machine
> locks up hard. After a
> > reboot I see this in /var/log/messages:
> > 
> > Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.4rc4
> loaded
> > (preempt=no,smp=yes)
> > Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5
> (Broadcom,10/20/2004,
> > 3.70.22.0) loaded
> > Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt
> 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 18
> > (level, low) -> IRQ 193
> > Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper: using irq 193
> 
> Uh, oh.  Smells like an apic problem to me.
> 
> > I also tried reinstalling ndiswrapper but still
> get the same thing. If
> > it's an IRQ problem, any suggestions on how to
> handle it?
> 
> Gee, I don't get that.  I'm using a Fujitsu Lifebook
> C2200 on the stock
> FC4 kernel:
> 
> [root at golem ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4
> 
> [root at golem ~]# lspci
> <snip>
> 00:12.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation
> BCM4306 802.11b/g
> Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
> </snip>
> 
> [root at golem ~]# tail /var/log/messages
> <snip>
> Oct 27 14:04:01 golem kernel: ndiswrapper version
> 1.4rc4 loaded
> (preempt=no,smp=no)
> Oct 27 14:04:01 golem kernel: ndiswrapper: driver
> bcmwl5
> (Broadcom,02/12/2003, 3.10.39.7) loaded
> Oct 27 14:04:01 golem kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt
> 0000:00:12.0[A] ->
> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> Oct 27 14:04:01 golem kernel: ndiswrapper: using irq
> 11
> Oct 27 14:04:02 golem kernel: wlan0: vendor: ''
> Oct 27 14:04:02 golem kernel: wlan0: ndiswrapper
> ethernet device
> 00:90:96:57:e9:ff using driver bcmwl5,
> 14E4:4320:10CF:1204.5.conf
> Oct 27 14:04:02 golem kernel: ndiswrapper
> (set_auth_mode:685): setting
> auth mode failed (C0010015)
> Oct 27 14:04:02 golem kernel: wlan0: encryption
> modes supported: none
> </snip>
> 
> > Any other suggestions?
> 
> Although we appear to have the same wireless
> chipset, I am using an
> older Broadcom driver.  It works with the default 4K
> stack kernel.  I'd
> try a couple of things:
> 
> 1. Try booting with the "noapic" option specified on
> the boot line
> 
> 2. Try recompiling your kernel with 8K stacks
> enabled

I'd not recomend recompiling the kernel with 8k stacks
based on advise I received. ..something about future
kernels may require 4k stacks.

Also, I have basically the same chipset on an HP
zv5000 and run it with not problems. just recently
upgraded ndiswrapper from v1.2 to v1.4. 

> 
> If you'd like to try my older Broadcom driver, I
> suppose I could send
> it to you.  Contact me off-list if you wish to have
> it.
> 
>
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> - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer    
> rstevens at vitalstream.com -
> - VitalStream, Inc.                      
> http://www.vitalstream.com -
> -                                                   
>                 -
> -                Huked on foniks reely wurked for
> me!                -
> 

looks like you have a release candidate version of
ndiswrapper. may not be related but you could get
stable release of 1.4

also, how are you installing ndiswraper? I've had
great success compiling from source available at
http://ndiswrapper.sf.net

you can also look for a suitable windows driver here:
https://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/drivers.php




	
		
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