Nick ??: > I forgot to attach the /var/adm/messages file to my last message :P > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org Some more explanations to below debug informations after scan command was issued:
May 20 09:11:57 openlap bcmndis: [ID 676410 kern.notice] ndis: WL_ESS_LIST May 20 09:11:57 openlap bcmndis: [ID 299115 kern.notice] ndis_m_start May 20 09:11:57 openlap bcmndis: [ID 591232 kern.notice] scan command issued... May 20 09:11:59 openlap bcmndis: [ID 637605 kern.notice] TxFiFo slots [4], Iqlen[0] May 20 09:12:05 openlap last message repeated 2 times May 20 09:12:07 openlap bcmndis: [ID 490534 kern.notice] list len=4, rval=0 There are several possibilities: 1. no Access point available in radio range. 2. the binary driver be wrapped is not appropriate for the wifi adapter on the special laptop/hardware, although part of I/O register access are correct, such as read MAC address. - try another driver from other vendor might work, but the most ideal windows driver is the one comes from companion driver CD shipped with laptop, however, when such a driver require to support higher version NDIS framework and more ndis & ntoskernl APIs, higher verison NDISwrapper are needed. NDIS1.1 enhancement is low priority task for now, but we are seeking possible better solution other than NDISwrapper, not only for supporting bcm43xx but all other WiFi adapter. Thanks, Michael
