Thread: [Ndiswrapper-general] Modprobe causing kernel panic in FC2 ...
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From: Richard C. <rj...@se...> - 2004-08-18 20:41:21
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I'm using a Belkin 802.11g card with a Broadcom chipset *bangs head on desk* that just isn't cooperating. NDiswrapper unpacks, compiles, and installs fine. The driver is loaded fine. modprobe ndiswrapper, however, causes the system to hang in X and to detail a kernel panic in runlevel 3. I'm on my XP boot at the moment (as the wlan is my only method of net access), so I can't give exact detail of the error, but it had something to do with interrupts, coupled with a pleasant "Aiee! Kernel Panic!" message at the end. I hope and pray somebody else has encountered and solved this problem .. :( |
From: Joshua H. <jo...@pi...> - 2004-08-19 03:50:29
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On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 15:38, Richard Coupe wrote: > I'm using a Belkin 802.11g card with a Broadcom chipset *bangs head on desk* > that just isn't cooperating. NDiswrapper unpacks, compiles, and installs fine. > The driver is loaded fine. modprobe ndiswrapper, however, causes the system to > hang in X and to detail a kernel panic in runlevel 3. I'm on my XP boot at the > moment (as the wlan is my only method of net access), so I can't give exact > detail of the error, but it had something to do with interrupts, coupled with a > pleasant "Aiee! Kernel Panic!" message at the end. I hope and pray somebody else > has encountered and solved this problem .. :( I encountered the same problem and 2 weeks ago, I spent all week and most of last week with this exact same issue. :) Today I started writing a HOWTO about how to get this card working, but haven't finished it yet. Is this a laptop or desktop? Or, more specifically, is it PCI or PCMCIA/CB? What driver are you using? I started with the driver from the OEM CD that came with the card. I had the same problem your experiencing with kernel panics. When I'd modprobe ndiswrapper, the card's power LED would come on and the kernel would crash hard. On the laptop, I figured out if I would modprobe ndiswrapper BEFORE inserting the card, and THEN insert the card, it would work fine. But I can't insert the PCI card into the desktop computer after modprobing ndiswrapper. One solution on the laptop is to make sure the ndiswrapper module is loaded BEFORE PCMCIA services are started. In Slackware, /etc/rc.d/rc.modules is executed in rc.S, which is run before starting PCMCIA/CB in rc.M. Driver3 listed on the Supported Chipsets page (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/supported_chipsets.html) under Broadcom 94306 didn't give a kernel panic and seemed to work okay. You may want to try that one. Josh |
From: Harring F. <har...@ya...> - 2004-08-19 13:20:44
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I have the same chipset and got it working ( Linksys WPC54g with Speedbooster). I am yusing 2.6.x kernel What kernel are you using ? Harring. --- Richard Coupe <rj...@se...> wrote: > I'm using a Belkin 802.11g card with a Broadcom chipset *bangs head on desk* > that just isn't cooperating. NDiswrapper unpacks, compiles, and installs > fine. > The driver is loaded fine. modprobe ndiswrapper, however, causes the system > to > hang in X and to detail a kernel panic in runlevel 3. I'm on my XP boot at > the > moment (as the wlan is my only method of net access), so I can't give exact > detail of the error, but it had something to do with interrupts, coupled with > a > pleasant "Aiee! Kernel Panic!" message at the end. I hope and pray somebody > else > has encountered and solved this problem .. :( > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > Ndi...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush |
From: R. J. C. <rj...@se...> - 2004-08-19 20:16:41
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Right, I tried using 0.7 instead of 0.9, and that gets me further. Now, sadly, the system hangs when I try to configure the card, at seemingly random points. The first time, it died when I tried to set the WEP key; the second time it hung on the essid. Hate Broadcom, hate them SO bad. |