ndis 64-bit Broadcom 4318 on a Compaq R4125

[Bill Paul]

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> >
> >
> >>Hi there,
> >>
> >>I'm trying to get ndis working with a 64-bit wireless driver on FreeBSD 
> >>6.0 amd64. The windows driver works using ndis on Ubuntu.
> >>
> >>I've used ndisgen to create the kernel module. When I try to load it, I 
> >>get the following:
> >>
> >>no match for RtlZeroMemory
> >>no match for RtlCopyMemory
> >>ntoskrnl dummy called...
> >>ndis0: <Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter> mem 0xb0204000-0xb0205fff irq 
> >>21 at device 2.0 on pci3
> >>ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1
> >>ntoskrnl dummy called...
> >>ntoskrnl dummy called...
> >>[repeats multiple times]
> >>fpudna in kernel mode!
> >>[repeats multiple times]
> >>ntoskrnl dummy called...
> >>ntoskrnl dummy called...
> >>ndis0: NDIS ERROR: c000138d (unknown error)
> >>ndis0: init handler failed
> >>device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6
> >>
> >>Is there anything I can do to get this working in FreeBSD? Or is it just 
> >>an incompatibility that I'll have to live with?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Graham.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Get the latest copies of the files in src/sys/compat/ndis and
> >src/sys/dev/if_ndis from the RELENG_6 branch. Note: you do _NOT_ have
> >to update your entire system, just the files in these directories.
> >The quickest way to do this is probably with anoncvs:
> >
> >% setenv CVSROOT anoncvs at anoncvs1.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs
> >% cvs checkout -rRELENG_6 src/sys/compat/ndis src/sys/dev/if_ndis
> >
> >You can also use a mirror if you're outside the US. See
> >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/anoncvs.html
> >for a list.
> >
> >Copy the files to src/sys/compat/ndis and src/sys/dev/if_ndis,
> >then rebuild ndis.ko and if_ndis.ko:
> >
> ># cd /sys/modules/ndis
> ># make; make install
> ># cd /sus/modules/if_ndis
> ># make; make install
> >
> >It should work then. I've been using the same driver on my dual Opteron
> >amd64 box at home for the past week and it's been very stable
> >(in SMP mode even):
> >
> >Nov  9 18:16:59 opteron kernel: ndis0: <Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter> mem 0xe0210000-0xe0211fff irq 31 at device 1.0 on pci3
> >Nov  9 18:16:59 opteron kernel: ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1
> >Nov  9 18:16:59 opteron kernel: fpudna in kernel mode!
> >Nov  9 18:17:01 opteron kernel: ndis0: Ethernet address: 00:30:bd:f5:ea:26
> >
> >[/var/log]:opteron.moo.com{41}% uname -srm
> >FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE amd64
> >[/var/log]:opteron.moo.com{42}% uptime
> >11:20AM  up 6 days, 17:06, 14 users, load averages: 1.81, 1.52, 1.43
> >
> >Note that the "fpudna in kernel mode!" message will still show up even
> >after you fix ndis.ko and if_ndis.ko, but the interface will work anyway.
> >The messages appear to be harmless for now.
> >
> >-Bill
> >  
> >
> No luck. I still get the same problem. Any other suggestions? I'm 
> thinking I may try installing i386 on the laptop, since HP has 32-bit 
> driver for the card (the driver I've been using is the one used by the 
> Acer Ferrari, and worked in Linux).

Hunh. It looks like the anoncvs archive I pointed you to is out of date.

Oh, I see now.

The entry on that page I showed you for the primary server is wrong.
It says this:

     * USA: freebsdanoncvs at anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs (ssh only - no
       password)

It should say this:

     * USA: anoncvs at anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs (ssh only - no
       password)

When I tried it, I used the broken version and it wouldn't let me
do a checkout, so I gave you directions for using the mirror instead.
But it looks like the mirror is stale. :(

Try this instead:

% setenv CVSROOT anoncvs at anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs
% cvs checkout -rRELENG_6 src/sys/compat/ndis src/sys/dev/if_ndis

This time you should get the right sources. Once you get them, build ndis.ko
and if_ndis.ko again like I said to before. Trust me, the code isn't broken:
I'm using it right this second. :) You don't need to resort to using the
laptop in x86 mode.

-Bill

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                 wpaul at windriver.com | Wind River Systems
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