From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 27 19:00:47 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBBC016A4CE for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:00:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C5BC43D1F for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:00:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.13.3/8.13.3/d) with ESMTP id j0RJ0jxD010641 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:00:45 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:00:45 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200501271900.j0RJ0jNx010640@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: REPOST: NDIS gets error with Dell/Broadcom wireless card X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:00:48 -0000 I posted the following yesterday, but it may have gotten lost in the torrent because I didn't spot any replies. So here it is again. I'm trying to get wireless connectivity on a Dell Inspiron XPS using a Dell 1450 [actually Broadcom] dual-band wireless card by using the NDIS facility in 5.3. Everything *appears* to have compiled and installed okay, but after the root file system is mounted after a boot, I get the following: SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s2a ndis0: mem 0xfafec000-0xfafedfff irq 17 at device 3.0 on pci2 ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.0 ndis0: NDIS ERROR: c000138d (unknown error) ndis0: NDIS NUMERRORS: 1 ndis0: argptr: 0x103 ndis0: init handler failed device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6 I do have pccard_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf. The handbook says, "Note: Some Windows drivers require additional files to operate. You may include them with ndiscvt by using the -f option. Consult the ndiscvt(8) manual page for more information." There are many other files and subdirectories in the Windows XP directory from which I lifted the bcmwl5.{inf,sys} files. Are the error messages above suggesting that I should have included any others among those files? Or is that not the problem? Any clues to help get this working will be appreciated. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************