Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:56:15 +0200 From: Dennis Berger <db@nipsi.de> To: Evan Dower <evantd@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Project Evil: TI ACX111 non-success Message-ID: <20040812075615.GA20444@nipsi.home.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY8-F44VVZp3SIbwXO0000f1d9@hotmail.com> References: <BAY8-F44VVZp3SIbwXO0000f1d9@hotmail.com>
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I have the dlink g650+ which also has the acx111 chipset... NDIS failed acx driver failed also. regards, -Dennis On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 04:40:58PM -0700, Evan Dower wrote: > I've been trying to get the ndisulator to work for my NetGear WG311v2 so I > can take the ethernet cables and switches offthe floor in my hall. The > following is the "conversation" I've had with Bill Paul. It is perhaps best > to read from the bottom up to get the chronology right. Also, as it turns > out the net/acx100 port makes no claim to support the acx111, and I was > eventually able to build and load it, though of course it didn't work > because it doesn't support the acx111. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > -- > > I managed to get rid of the "can't re-use a leaf" messaged by deleting > the duplicate entry in ndis_driver_data.h. For some reason, whenever I > try to load if_ndis.ko (ndis.ko is already loaded), I get messages about > amdpm. Perhaps ndis returning 6 and failing to load is a result of the > same return value from trying to attach amdpm. > > amdpm0: <AMD 756/766/768/8111 Power Management Controller> port > 0xe4e0-0xe4ff at device 7.3 on pci0 > amdpm0: could not map i/o space > device_attach: amdpm0 attach returned 6 > ndis0: <NETGEAR WG311v2 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter> mem > 0xf0800000-0xf081ffff,0xf1000000-0xf1001fff irq 17 at device 6.0 on pci2 > ndis0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > no match for srand > ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1 > ndis0: init handler failed > device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6 > > Thanks again, > Evan Dower > > El mar, 20-07-2004 a las 10:58, Evan Dower escribi?: > >I have figured out that the "can't re-use a leaf" message is coming from > >trying to register a sysctl, which comes from the .inf file. This seems > >to indicate some limitations on the complexity of .inf files that can be > >properly parsed and turned into a list of sysctls. Since I'm not exactly > >sure what those limitations are, I'm sending you a link to the .inf file > >(and the .sys file for good measure)? Other than that, it looks like > >srand might just need to be plugged into one of the function tables > >(probably the hal table, I guess). Also, if you can tell me what > >limitations exist for the .inf file, I will gladly modify it to work and > >make it available to other WG311v2 owners. > >Thanks again, > >Evan Dower > >Note: Much of the .inf file (anything not for XP) is commented out in an > >attempt to make things work. This was my doing. It didn't ship that way. > >Since I don't really understand the Windows registry, I didn't get too > >adventurous. > > > >Files at: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pub/evil/ > > > >El lun, 12-07-2004 a las 16:05, Evan Dower escribi?: > >> I have a Netgear WG311v2. The v2 turns out to be very important as the > >> original (v1 you might call it now) was based on an Atheros AR5212 and > >> was thus supported by the ath driver. v2 is based on the the TI AXC111 > >> (aka TNETW1130), which should be supported by the net/acx100 port, but > >> if_acx.ko fails to load due to a missing __panic symbol. Following the > >> instructions you posted in an email, I made ndis_driver_data.h and > >> built and loaded the if_ndis.ko module (after loading ndis.ko or > >> compiling it into the kernel). I used the Windows XP .SYS and .INF > >> files, though the Windows 2000 versions gave the same result, the > >> Windows 98 files produced a module that panicked on load, and I didn't > >> try the Windows ME files. The following is the output from `make > >> load`. > >> > /sbin/kldload -v /usr/current/src/sys/modules/if_ndis/if_ndis.ko > >> ndis0: <NETGEAR WG311v2 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter> mem > >> 0xec800000-0xec81ffff, > >> 0xed000000-0xed001fff irq 17 at device 6.0 on pci2 > >> ndis0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > >> can't re-use a leaf (dot11DesiredBSSType)! > >> no match for srand > >> ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1 > >> ndis0: init handler failed > >> device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6 > >> Loaded /usr/current/src/sys/modules/if_ndis/if_ndis.ko, id=11 > >> > Loading the module does not create /dev/ndis0 or /dev/if_ndis0 (or > >> anything of the sort). I am running today's -CURRENT. > >> > It seems that it requires srand, and I assume the 'can't re-use a leaf > >> (dot11DesiredBSSType)!' is also a show-stopper. I ordered my card from > >> newegg.com for about $50. > >> > If there is anything else you might be interested in (a verbose boot > >> log, copies of the .SYS and .INF files, testing for patches, etc.), > >> just let me know. I'd be happy to help (especially since the result is > >> a working wireless connection). > >> > Thanks very much, > > -- > Evan Dower > Undergraduate, Computer Science > University of Washington > Public key: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pgp-pub-key.txt > Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9 5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F 887D > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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