[Ndiswrapper-general] Linksys WMP54GS

[Ray M. <rmo...@ma...>]

I am having trouble getting driver BCMWL5 to load using ndiswrapper.  Here are pertinent findings:

ndiswrapper-buginfo:

utils:
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        39753 2004-12-25
13:16 /sbin/loadndisdriver
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        18809 2004-12-25
13:16 /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper
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kernel:
Linux version 2.6.8.1-4-386 (buildd@rockhopper) (gcc
version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9ubuntu5)) #1 Thu Dec 16
11:44:17 UTC 2004kernel sources are in
/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-4-386/build
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gcc --version:
gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9ubuntu5)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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installed drivers:
/etc/ndiswrapper:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 2004-12-25
13:16 bcmwl5

/etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl5:
total 152
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          521 2004-12-25
13:16 14E4:4320:1737:0015.conf
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           48 2004-12-25
13:16 14E4:4320.conf ->
/etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl5/14E4:4320:1737:0015.conf
-r-xr-xr-x    1 root     root        11960 2004-12-25
13:16 bcmwl5.inf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       135168 2004-12-25
13:16 bcmwl5.sys
Reloading ndiswrapper...
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
ndiswrapper version 0.12 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=no)
ndiswrapper (fixup_reloc:343): unknown fixup: 0000FF50
ndiswrapper (load_driver:2034): unable to prepare
driver 'bcmwl5'
ndiswrapper version 0.12 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=no)
ndiswrapper (fixup_reloc:343): unknown fixup: 0000FF50
ndiswrapper (load_driver:2034): unable to prepare
driver 'bcmwl5'


After compiling DEBUG=3, on attempt to modprobe:

og for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
ndiswrapper version 0.12 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=no)
ndiswrapper (wrapper_init:2481): calling loadndisdriver
ndiswrapper (misc_ioctl:2319): Enter 3221507584
ndiswrapper (misc_ioctl:2325): putting driver
ndiswrapper (load_driver:1978): Enter c86dbe64
ndiswrapper (load_driver:1993): num_pe_images = 1
ndiswrapper (load_driver:1996): driver: bcmwl5
ndiswrapper (load_driver:1999): driver: bcmwl5
ndiswrapper (load_driver:2012): image size: 135168 bytes
ndiswrapper (load_driver:2016): image is at CCD0E000
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ccd56304
 printing eip:
cca8716b
*pde = 07c40067
*pte = 00000000
Oops: 0000 [#18]
PREEMPT
Modules linked in: ndiswrapper proc_intf freq_table
cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_po wersave button ac battery ipv6
af_packet snd_ens1370 snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device
snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer
snd_page_alloc gameport
snd_ak4531_c odec snd soundcore 8139too 8139cp mii
crc32 uhci_hcd shpchp pciehp pci_hotplug v ia_agp
agpgart floppy
pcspkr rtc md dm_mod capability commoncap usbcore
parport_ pc lp parport tsdev ide_cd evdev cdrom
mousedev psmouse
ext3 jbd ide_generic via 82cxxx ide_disk ide_core unix
fan thermal processor font vesafb cfbcopyarea cfbi mgblt
cfbfillrect
CPU:    0
EIP:    0060:[<cca8716b>]    Tainted: P
EFLAGS: 00010286   (2.6.8.1-4-386)
EIP is at fixup_reloc+0x34/0xcf [ndiswrapper]
eax: ffffffea   ebx: ccd56300   ecx: ccd0e0c8   edx:
ccd0e288
esi: 00000000   edi: ccd0e000   ebp: 00000000   esp:
c86dbde8
ds: 007b   es: 007b   ss: 0068
Process loadndisdriver (pid: 5289, threadinfo=c86da000
task=c9436130)
Stack: 00000000 00010000 ccd0e0c8 00000000 ccd0e000
00000000 cca872a5 ccd0e000
       ccd0e0c8 ccd0e0e0 40154000 00021000 c9c22200
c86dbea8 c86dbe8c c9c22214
       cca83095 c9c22328 00000001 c86dbe8c 00000001
c86dbe64 00000000 c0044e00
Call Trace:
 [<cca872a5>] load_pe_images+0x9f/0x1b6 [ndiswrapper]
 [<cca83095>] load_driver+0x224/0x312 [ndiswrapper]
 [<cca83897>] misc_ioctl+0x9b/0x250 [ndiswrapper]
 [<c0139ffc>] vma_link+0x9c/0xdb
 [<c018e77e>] copy_from_user+0x2e/0x54
 [<c0122099>] sys_rt_sigaction+0x54/0x85
 [<c01537f7>] sys_ioctl+0x1cb/0x210
 [<c0105f49>] sysenter_past_esp+0x52/0x71
Code: 8b 7b 04 83 ef 08 d1 ef c7 04 24 00 00 00 00 39
3c 24 7d 71
 <3>ndiswrapper (wrapper_init:2491): loadndiswrapper
failed (11); check system l og for messages from
'loadndisdriver'