convert Windows NDIS drivers for use with FreeBSD

[Roar Pettersen]

Hello !

>      I am using xp3264-7.7.0.329-whql.zip file from Atheros.
>         #cd /sys/modules/ndis
>         #make install
>         #cd /sys/modules/if_ndis
>         #make install
>         #ndiscvt -i netathwx.inf -s athwx.sys -o ndis_driver_data.h       (syntax error)
>     When trying to convert the ones athwx.sys and netathwx.inf I am getting the error:
>        > ndiscvt: line 5117: : syntax error.
>        > CONVERSION FAILED

You must convert your .inf file to ascii :

iconv -c -f utf-16 -t ascii netathwx.inf > netathwx.inf

And then this :

ndiscvt -i netathwx.ascii -s athwx.sys -o ndis_driver_data.h



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Med vennlig hilsen / Regards;

   Roar Pettersen
   Universitetet i Bergen -  The University of Bergen