From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 00:11:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2926216A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:11:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from samuelstringham.com (cs666986-52.satx.rr.com [66.69.86.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1E8943D2D for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:11:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from samuel@samuelstringham.com) Received: by samuelstringham.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id D7A1435018; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:08:19 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:08:19 -0500 From: Samuel Stringham To: current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040723000819.GA17347@linux> References: <20040722141237.O98018@mirrorball.theloosingend.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040722141237.O98018@mirrorball.theloosingend.net> X-Operating-System: "SuSE Linux" User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: if_ndis/5.2.1/smc2602w-r3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Samuel Stringham List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:11:32 -0000 On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 02:15:07PM +0200, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > > I tried asking on questions to no avail. So I'll try again here, since > this is -current code I'm tinkering with here. > > Copying > > src/sys/modules/if_ndis > src/sys/modules/ndis > src/sys/compat/ndis > src/sys/dev/if_ndis > > ... from a current source-tree to my 5.2.1-box, and compiling using a > ndis_driver_data.h made from the latest driver found on SMC's website > using a ndisctl on my current system, seems to work fine. > > kldload-ing ndis also seems to work. But when I kldload if_ndis, the > system freezes. No error messages, no response. A cold boot is the only > thing that seems to fix it. > Though I am not sure, it seems that there have been some instabilities in the if_ndis lately. I reported a repeatable panic a couple days ago with -CURRENT which I am unable to get rid of. The author may be busy with real work as of late. Either way, I am hoping to get some of this ndis love so I can get my card ( DWL 520+ ) working as well. > Is this supposed to work, or am I trying to do the impossible here? > Any hints would be appreciated. It is supposed to work. Be patient, and something magical may happen:) > > > Svein Halvor > > > Btw: ndisctl choked on the inf-file, because of a missing newline at the > end. The fact that the syntax error occured on the last line, hinted on a > missing newline, but I think ndisctl should either give a more precise > error message, or preferable just cope with a missing newline. Best regards, Samuel Stringham