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Re: [PLUG] meeting followup: ndiswrapper working with 2.6 Kernel
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From: edmond rodriguez
[mailto:erodrig_97@yahoo.com]
> ndiswrapper working on 2.6 kernel, though still many issues with
----- Original Message -----
Aaaaa you know about these right.....?
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
If it doesn't compile you should be able to find a patch at kernel.org if I'm not mistaken.
I was able to get it working under a Opensuse RC Release and a patch from above mentioned web site.
Good luck and sorry if you have already tried these.
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To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group
Discussion List [mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org]
Sent: Fri, 26 Dec
2008 22:11:29 -0500
Subject: [PLUG] meeting followup: ndiswrapper
working with 2.6 Kernel
> ndiswrapper working on 2.6 kernel, though still many issues with
> wpa_supplicant (an entirely seperate issue):
>
> For anyone interested in ndiswrapper issues with the 2.6 kernel, here
> are some things I worked on since the last meeting:
>
> I had talked at a meeting about some problem with ndiswrapper and the
> 2.6 kernel. ndiswrapper compiled and loaded, but no "blue light" (on
> my machine) and no other indications from typing commands that it was
> working. I was able to resolve all the problems, though I may never
> get the wpa_supplicant to work (with or without WICD).
>
> I had trouble getting ndiswrapper and my Windows braodcom 4318 drives
> to work on my 2.6.24 kernel.
>
> Learning at the meeting that Slackware recently made a new release to
> 12.2 and also seeing from this forum (
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ndiswrapper-bcmwl5-conflicts-with-ssb-640892/
>
> ) that there may be minor issues with the 2.6.24 kernel working with
> ndiswrapper, I decided to upgrade regardless of if the forum was
> correct or not.
>
> Now with 2.6.27 kernel, ndiswrapper would no longer compile!
>
> So I found another posting about fixes for the compile:
>
> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0811.3/00977.html
>
> I ran recursive diffs to check on changes, then compiled and installed
> this fixed version.
>
> Still no "blue light" on my machine.
>
> Using the earlier forum above, I had to remove modules that were
> loaded at boot time:
>
> rmmod b43
> rmmod ssb
>
> I don't recall now if there were any issues with the order in which I
> removed them.
>
> Staring over with my Windows drivers newly loaded by my fixed
> ndiswrapper I could now "modprobe ndiswrapper", and finally, the blue
> light that indicates my wireless card is enabled comes on.
>
> I could scan the networks and connect to anything that is not secured.
>
> Now I once had wpa_supplicant working on an older kernel for WPA TKIP,
> but at this time, after much frustration, not working! I am trying to
> get it to work with WPA2 (TKIP or AES), as the configuation on my
> router indicates. I learned about WICD, and that did not help after
> hours of tweaking it.
>
> But that issue is independent of ndiswrapper. If anyone knows of a
> very robust wpa interface, please do let me know.
>
> So the good news is, ndiswrapper is running and it is working on the
> 2.6 kernel.
>
>
> Edmond
>
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