From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 18 20:21:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11A8416A418 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:21:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jthomasp@gmualumni.org) Received: from eastrmmtao106.cox.net (eastrmmtao106.cox.net [68.230.240.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B42913C478 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:21:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jthomasp@gmualumni.org) Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070918190041.JHZH27100.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net>; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:00:41 -0400 Received: from [10.12.12.21] ([72.192.192.179]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id pv0f1X00g3shpPL0000000; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:00:40 -0400 Message-ID: <46F02053.4030205@gmualumni.org> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:00:35 -0400 From: "Jason P. Thomas" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Terrence Wilson References: <4953180.1190128776835.JavaMail.tjw43@drexel.edu> In-Reply-To: <4953180.1190128776835.JavaMail.tjw43@drexel.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help!!! nic driver not working. X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:21:44 -0000 Terrence Wilson wrote: > My notebook has a Dell Wireless 1930 WLAN nic and I was able to convert > the driver for my wireless card using ndisgen. It created a kernel > called bcmwl5_sys.ko in the /root folder. I entered: > > # kldload bcmwl5_sys.ko > > Then I entered: > > # kldload ndis > # kldload if_ndis > > However, when I enter: > > # dmesg > > No sign of the wireless nic appears. When I enter: > > # kldstat > > The bcmwl5_sys,ko, if_ndis.ko and ndis.ko modules come up as loaded, > along with the kernel. Does this mean that the coverted drivers are not > working on my machine? Or is there something else I need to do? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I've been fighting off and on with broadcom wifi drivers since I got my HP Pavilion dv9205us in February. I've gotten everything from kernel panics to dmesg listings for ndis0. When I did manage to get the dmesg listing for ndis0, it did me absolutely no good. ifconfig ndis0 scan didn't work and the light indicating the wifi was active never changed to blue on the laptop. I've revisited the problem several times in the intervening months and get stymied at every attempt. I level disdain in broadcom's general direction anytime I decide to mess with this wifi again. All of my attempts were using FreeBSD/amd64 as the i386 boot cd would hang almost from the get go. I know I'm not any help, but I figured I'd let you know that you are not alone in your misery. --Jay