ndis 64-bit Broadcom 4318 on a Compaq R4125

[Graham Bakay]

>>>> 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
>   
Success!!!

I had trouble getting the files out of anoncvs. It kept telling me it 
couldn't find /home/ncvs/CVSROOT. I just grabbed the files off of 
WebCVS. A quick compile and kldload and presto! ndis0 is staring me in 
the face!

Thanks for all the help Bill. I know you do a lot of work with 
ndis/wireless (among other things). FWIW, it's very much appreciated.

Cheers!
Graham.