Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:27:19 -0600 From: "Brian H" <b1henning@hotmail.com> To: wpaul@windriver.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help Message-ID: <BAY15-F25xkkboHAj9Q0000e4c6@hotmail.com>
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>From: william paul <wpaul@windriver.com> >To: malcolm.kay@internode.on.net (Malcolm Kay) >CC: b1henning@hotmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:40:17 -0800 (PST) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from mail.wrs.com ([147.11.1.11]) by mc2-f23.hotmail.com with >Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:40:24 -0800 >Received: from huisne.wrs.com (huisne [147.11.46.60])by mail.wrs.com >(8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA24422;Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:40:18 -0800 (PST) >Received: (from wpaul@localhost)by huisne.wrs.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id >IAA17116;Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:40:17 -0800 (PST) >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEamr+PmKIcShChaH+ADCCu >Message-Id: <200403251640.IAA17116@huisne.wrs.com> >In-Reply-To: <200403252135.27219.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> from >"Malcolm Kay" at Mar 25, 2004 09:35:27 PM >X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] >Return-Path: wpaul@windriver.com >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Mar 2004 16:40:24.0600 (UTC) >FILETIME=[DF181980:01C41287] > >Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Malcolm Kay had >to walk into mine and say: > > > On Thursday 25 March 2004 15:35, Brian H wrote: > > > Greetings Bill, > > > > > > I own a linksys WMP11 with the following chipset. > > > vendor =3D 'Broadcom Corporation' > > > device =3D 'BCM4301 802.11b IEEE 802.11b WLAN client chipset' > > > class =3D network > > > > > > I am trying to get it working in freebsd 5.2.1, so i figured I could = > > just > > > goto the linksys website and download the windows driver. > > > > > > = > > >http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=3D33&scid=3D36&prid=3D1= > > 96 > > > > > > the problem is the driver contains the bcmwl5.sys file, but it does = > > not > > > contain the bcmwl5.ini file. > >You're looking for a .inf file *NOT* a .ini file. They're not the same >thing. The driver distribution from Linksys most definitely has both a >.sys file and .inf file for your device. Look harder. Also, check for >both upper and lower case file names. > > > > > You have me totally confused or am I missing something? How does a = > > windows > > driver help you with freebsd 5.2.1 ? > >He's trying to use the NDISulator which lets you use Windows binary >network drivers with FreeBSD. Before you go looking, the code is in >-current, not 5.2.1, but it will work with 5.2.1 if you install it >all correctly. > >-Bill > >-- >============================================================================= >-Bill Paul (510) 749-2329 | Senior Engineer, Master of Unix-Fu > wpaul@windriver.com | Wind River Systems >============================================================================= > <adamw> you're just BEGGING to face the moose >============================================================================= Greetings Bill, I have been looking for the matching inf file (bcmwl5.inf) for my linksys card for a couple of days now. it doesn't apprear to be in the located in the "WMP11 - Wireless-B PCI Adapter v4.zip" file i downloaded from linksys. Can you help me find this file. Sorry to keep bugging you. thanks for your time, Brian _________________________________________________________________ Get reliable access on MSN 9 Dial-up. 3 months for the price of 1! (Limited-time offer) http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
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