hernan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Quoting adjusted, please don't top post.]
> On 4/9/06, Fabian Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hernan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 This chapter is outdated.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. > > 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. 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 Fabian -- http://www.fabiankeil.de/
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