[Ndiswrapper-general] Netgear WG121 & ndiswrapper-1.0rc1
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From: Beth S. <be...@sp...> - 2005-01-05 23:21:41
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If anyone could offer any guidance on getting my WG121 2nd generation (0846:4210) to work correctly with ndiswrapper it would be greatly appreciated. Everything seems to nearly be working with ndiswrapper-0.12 & vanilla 2.6.10 kernel as I can find the access point and even get an IP via DHCP but seconds later I get lots of messages in /var/log/messages (although I am still able to use wlan0) and cannot cleanly bring the system down. Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: scheduling while atomic: events/1/0x00000100/7 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c02de20c>] schedule+0x9dc/0xb65 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<e048f890>] KfRaiseIrql+0xb/0x55 [ndiswrappe r] Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bfc5>] __wake_up+0x32/0x43 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c012e281>] worker_thread+0x134/0x23a Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<e048b98f>] ndis_worker+0x0/0x19a [ndiswrapp er] Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bf2e>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bf2e>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c012e14d>] worker_thread+0x0/0x23a Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0131b90>] kthread+0x8a/0xb2 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0131b06>] kthread+0x0/0xb2 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0102261>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: scheduling while atomic: events/1/0x00000100/7 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c02de20c>] schedule+0x9dc/0xb65 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c01279dc>] __mod_timer+0x11e/0x15a Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bfc5>] __wake_up+0x32/0x43 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c012e281>] worker_thread+0x134/0x23a Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c014422e>] cache_reap+0x0/0x1e6 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bf2e>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c011bf2e>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c012e14d>] worker_thread+0x0/0x23a Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0131b90>] kthread+0x8a/0xb2 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0131b06>] kthread+0x0/0xb2 Jan 5 22:31:27 localhost kernel: [<c0102261>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Updating to ndiswrapper-1.0rc1 does not help at all as the system hangs on "modprobe ndiswrapper" with 1.0rc1. The following message is sometime output after modprobe ndiswrapper which I understand may be to do with being unable to assign an IRQ: ndiswrapper (NdisWriteErrorLogEntry:252): log: C000138A, length: 3 (c0000001) Here is some information which might be generally useful to anyone who might feel generous enough to offer some assistance [root@Beaker ~]# lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4210 NetGear, Inc. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 [root@Beaker ndiswrapper-0.12]# ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: netwg121 driver present, hardware present modprobe ndiswrapper Jan 5 22:17:44 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper version 0.12 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes) Jan 5 22:17:51 localhost kernel: wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device 00:09:5b:d3:2b:a4 using driver netwg121 Jan 5 22:17:51 localhost kernel: wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP, WPA with TKIP, WPA with AES/CCMP Jan 5 22:17:51 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver netwg121 Jan 5 22:17:51 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: driver netwg121 (NETGEAR, Inc.,11/13/2003, 1.0.5.1000) added [root@Beaker ndiswrapper-0.12]# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Kermit" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462GHz Access Point: 00:09:5B:CD:3C:64 Bit Rate:54Mb/s RTS thr:2432 B Fragment thr:2432 B Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:100/100 Signal level:-20 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:403 Missed beacon:0 [root@Beaker ndiswrapper-0.12]# iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:0F:B5:17:07:9A ESSID:"squish" Protocol:IEEE 802.11b Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447GHz (Channel 8) Quality:0/100 Signal level:-68 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Encryption key:on Bit Rate:1Mb/s Bit Rate:2Mb/s Bit Rate:5.5Mb/s Bit Rate:11Mb/s Bit Rate:6Mb/s Bit Rate:9Mb/s Bit Rate:12Mb/s Bit Rate:18Mb/s Bit Rate:24Mb/s Bit Rate:36Mb/s Bit Rate:48Mb/s Bit Rate:54Mb/s Extra:bcn_int=200 Extra:atim=1 Extra:wpa_ie=dd160050f20101000050f20201000050f20201000050f202 Cell 02 - Address: 00:09:5B:CD:3C:64 ESSID:"Kermit" Protocol:IEEE 802.11b Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462GHz (Channel 11) Quality:0/100 Signal level:-28 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Encryption key:on Bit Rate:1Mb/s Bit Rate:2Mb/s Bit Rate:5.5Mb/s Bit Rate:11Mb/s Bit Rate:6Mb/s Bit Rate:9Mb/s Bit Rate:12Mb/s Bit Rate:18Mb/s Bit Rate:24Mb/s Bit Rate:36Mb/s Bit Rate:48Mb/s Bit Rate:54Mb/s Extra:bcn_int=200 Extra:atim=2 [root@Beaker ndiswrapper-0.12]# ifconfig wlan0 up [root@Beaker ndiswrapper-0.12]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:1B:B5:99:96 inet addr:192.168.0.100 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::230:1bff:feb5:9996/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:177 Memory:d4020000-0 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1715 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1715 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:1950740 (1.8 MiB) TX bytes:1950740 (1.8 MiB) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:09:5B:D3:2B:A4 inet6 addr: fe80::209:5bff:fed3:2ba4/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:378 (378.0 b) [root@Beaker ~]# dhclient wlan0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.1 Copyright 2004 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP sit0: unknown hardware address type 776 /sbin/dhclient-script: configuration for wlan0 not found. Continuing with defaults. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/network-functions: line 47: wlan0: No such file or directory sit0: unknown hardware address type 776 Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:09:5b:d3:2b:a4 Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:09:5b:d3:2b:a4 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 DHCPOFFER from 192.168.0.1 DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1 /sbin/dhclient-script: configuration for wlan0 not found. Continuing with defaults. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/network-functions: line 47: wlan0: No such file or directory SIOCADDRT: File exists bound to 192.168.0.3 -- renewal in 115339 seconds. [root@Beaker ~]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:1B:B5:99:96 inet addr:192.168.0.100 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::230:1bff:feb5:9996/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:177 Memory:d4020000-0 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:1715 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1715 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:1950740 (1.8 MiB) TX bytes:1950740 (1.8 MiB) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:09:5B:D3:2B:A4 inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::209:5bff:fed3:2ba4/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:3040 (2.9 KiB) TX bytes:2898 (2.8 KiB) [root@Beaker ~]# uname -r 2.6.10 [root@Beaker ~]# cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 CPU1 0: 63103 14990 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 10 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042 7: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge parport0 8: 1 0 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 0 0 IO-APIC-level acpi 12: 66 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042 14: 5152 1773 IO-APIC-edge ide0 169: 2 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd, ohci1394 177: 375 123 IO-APIC-level libata, SysKonnect SK-98xx, uhci_hcd 185: 0 0 IO-APIC-level Intel ICH 193: 10 0 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd, uhci_hcd 201: 0 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd, i915@pci:0000:00:02.0 NMI: 0 0 LOC: 78516 80694 ERR: 0 MIS: 0 |