Thread: [Ndiswrapper-general] Problems using ndiswrapper with Intel Pro/Wireless 2200 BG
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From: Deven G. <dev...@ya...> - 2004-07-18 17:27:46
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Hi! I've been trying to get my Intel Pro/Wireless 2200 BG (Revision 05) working for about 2 days straight now, and it's driving me nuts. The IPW2200 driver doesn't work at all, so I'm going with ndiswrapper. I have a Compaq Presario X1300 with a Pentium-M 1.4 GHz (a 'Centrino' platform notebook.) I am running Debian Testing (sarge) distribution with a 2.4.26 kernel, but have also tried 2.6.5, 2.6.6, and 2.6.7. In 2.4.26, I downloaded and compiled the sources for ndiswrapper and compiled. For kernel sources to link against, I set /lib/modules/2.4.26/build to /usr/src/linux, the location of the sources I built the running kernel from. I did make, make install, and tried loading a driver, the one recommended on the ndiswrapper page for my card. I later tried other drivers to no avail. Upon doing modprobe nsdiswrapper I get an error to this general effect: PCI: Guessed IRQ 11 for Device 02:02.0 .. then the system locks up! I tried reinstalling the kernel, the entire OS, even, and still get this. I don't know of any way around this. The device is indeed located at 02:02.0 but I do not know its IRQ or how to specify the correct one, if it's getting it wrong. In Kernel 2.6.x, I had a problem wherein any module I compiled, like for ipw2200, ndiswrapper or DriverLoader, could not be INSMOD'ed. I would get an error stating "Insmod: xxxxxx.ko (Invalid Module Format)." I forced the modules into the kernel (despite much griping), after which point I had an eth2 interface in iwconfig that would not accept any options (Operation Not Supported whenever I entered any config commands.) DriverLoader's web interface reported that no windows driver I loaded was working (No Devices Found error.) So I guess I'm stuck with 2.4 and pretty much screwed. If anyone can offer some assistance I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. -- Deven Gallo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail |
From: <az...@se...> - 2004-07-18 17:52:25
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Deven Gallo wrote: | Upon doing modprobe nsdiswrapper I get an error to | this general effect: | | PCI: Guessed IRQ 11 for Device 02:02.0 | | .. then the system locks up! I tried reinstalling the | kernel, the entire OS, even, and still get this. I | don't know of any way around this. The device is | indeed located at 02:02.0 but I do not know its IRQ or | how to specify the correct one, if it's getting it | wrong. Is the card enabled in bios? | In Kernel 2.6.x, I had a problem wherein any module I | compiled, like for ipw2200, ndiswrapper or | DriverLoader, could not be INSMOD'ed. I would get an | error stating "Insmod: xxxxxx.ko (Invalid Module | Format)." I forced the modules into the kernel | (despite much griping), after which point I had an | eth2 interface in iwconfig that would not accept any | options (Operation Not Supported whenever I entered | any config commands.) DriverLoader's web interface | reported that no windows driver I loaded was working | (No Devices Found error.) I think you haven't installed the package module-init-tools, try installing it and see if it helps. $ apt-cache show module-init-tools Package: module-init-tools Priority: optional Section: admin Installed-Size: 280 Maintainer: Marco d'Itri <md...@li...> Architecture: i386 Version: 3.1-pre5-2 Depends: libc6 (>=3D 2.3.2.ds1-4) Conflicts: modutils (<=3D 2.4.21-1) Filename: pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools_3.1-pre5-2_i386.deb Size: 68632 MD5sum: e21754f3a172fbc6931982803435cacc Description: tools for managing Linux kernel modules ~ This package contains a set of programs for loading, inserting, and ~ removing kernel modules for Linux (versions 2.5.48 and above). It serve= s ~ the same function that the "modutils" package serves for Linux 2.4. Regards, - -- ~ .''`. Torbj=F6rn Svensson, azoff (at) se (dot) linux (dot) org ~ : :' : 7EB9 2DC5 61AE DAB5 7099 BAC6 798E E39A DBDB 0CFD ~ `. `' http://azoff.homeip.net | http://azoff.tty0.org ~ `-- http://www.se.linux.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA+rkLeY7jmtvbDP0RAqs2AJwL/LB08ZTM9BFlNbDbq7z9UkaAKwCfWo9M SnqbT11p/jKn893bpK73lWk=3D =3DUaJl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
From: Deven G. <dev...@ya...> - 2004-07-18 18:08:17
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I did install module-init-tools, I've heard the suggestion about 20 times now. :) The BIOS has no options to alter the settings for the device. It's a very scaled back proprietary one. -- Deven Gallo > I think you haven't installed the package > module-init-tools, try > installing it and see if it helps. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail |
From: <az...@se...> - 2004-07-18 18:16:13
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Deven Gallo wrote: | I did install module-init-tools, I've heard the | suggestion about 20 times now. :) The BIOS has no | options to alter the settings for the device. It's a | very scaled back proprietary one. Does 'depmod -a' report any unresolved symbols? Maybe you could join our IRC chat and there I can see if you can help you. Will be there for an hour or something server: irc.freenode.net channel: #ndiswrapper - -- ~ .''`. Torbj=F6rn Svensson, azoff (at) se (dot) linux (dot) org ~ : :' : 7EB9 2DC5 61AE DAB5 7099 BAC6 798E E39A DBDB 0CFD ~ `. `' http://azoff.homeip.net | http://azoff.tty0.org ~ `-- http://www.se.linux.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA+r6geY7jmtvbDP0RAi9EAJ0YLN6qEZFfYHPJ7taEux8aWs0pOwCgkrQ9 T9txaB9TgReSbqW73SSFH5k=3D =3DmsZv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |