morphix-devel

[Morphix-devel] basemodule and ndiswrapper

[Paras p. <pra...@gm...>]

HI all,


I hope to get help from this mailing list since i have not been able to
search for any resources in the internet.


We have been working on a localized Linux distro named NepaLinux  (
http://www.nepalinux.org) . We have released 2 versions of it and it is
going on very well in my country Nepal. It is based on morphix and debian.


Lots of ppl are demaning wifi support on it. Hence i am seeking help in this
regard.


I want to use ndiswrapper.

I need help on using ndiswrapper in Live CD mode.


Few questions:

1) Which ndiswrapper should i use with kernel 2.6.17 downloaded from
autobuilds?

2) ndiswrapper should be installed in basemod or main mod?


3) If any one has tips for me to use ndiswrapper in live CD. please help me
out.



What i have tried is:

I complied ndiswrapper after booting the livecd with the help of kernel
headers 2.6.17-morphix.. and while doing modprobe ndiswrapper it throws me
something like: Fatal moudle format ndiswrapper.ko..



Help
Thanks
Paras,

Re: [Morphix-devel] basemodule and ndiswrapper

[Paul <pa...@tu...>]

Hi Paras

On Friday 30 March 2007 08:28, Paras pradhan wrote:
> Lots of ppl are demaning wifi support on it. Hence i am seeking help in
> this regard.

Don't you just love users ;-)

> I want to use ndiswrapper.
> 1) Which ndiswrapper should i use with kernel 2.6.17 downloaded from
> autobuilds?

I'd recommend the latest available version.

> 2) ndiswrapper should be installed in basemod or main mod?

Installing in basemod would keep all the kernel modules in one place at the 
expense of a slight increase in size.

<snip>

> I complied ndiswrapper after booting the livecd with the help of kernel
> headers 2.6.17-morphix.. and while doing modprobe ndiswrapper it throws me
> something like: Fatal moudle format ndiswrapper.ko..

When ever you get a message of this type, look at the output from dmesg. At a 
guess, I suspect it is complaining about a mismatch in the "magic number" as 
a result of using a different compiler version for ndiswrapper - If the 
kernel was compiled with gcc-3.4, and ndiswrapper with gcc-4.0, that message 
would be generated.


Regards, Paul.

Re: [Morphix-devel] basemodule and ndiswrapper

[Paras p. <pra...@gm...>]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply.

I have few questions.

Do i add ndiswrapper into the basmod or build myself a basemod using
isomorph?


I edited the basemod xml for 2.6.17-morphix and added

<packagereq>ndiswrapper-utils</packagereq>

I can see ndiswrapper binary when running basemod alone , but when i added
my mainmod i don;t see it.

I am bit confused on this..


So if possible,

please tell me how do i make use of ndiswrapper to run in live CD with
mainmod.

just need few basic tips.


Thanks in advance
Paras.



On 3/30/07, Paul <pa...@tu...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Paras
>
> On Friday 30 March 2007 08:28, Paras pradhan wrote:
> > Lots of ppl are demaning wifi support on it. Hence i am seeking help in
> > this regard.
>
> Don't you just love users ;-)
>
> > I want to use ndiswrapper.
> > 1) Which ndiswrapper should i use with kernel 2.6.17 downloaded from
> > autobuilds?
>
> I'd recommend the latest available version.
>
> > 2) ndiswrapper should be installed in basemod or main mod?
>
> Installing in basemod would keep all the kernel modules in one place at
> the
> expense of a slight increase in size.
>
> <snip>
>
> > I complied ndiswrapper after booting the livecd with the help of kernel
> > headers 2.6.17-morphix.. and while doing modprobe ndiswrapper it throws
> me
> > something like: Fatal moudle format ndiswrapper.ko..
>
> When ever you get a message of this type, look at the output from dmesg.
> At a
> guess, I suspect it is complaining about a mismatch in the "magic number"
> as
> a result of using a different compiler version for ndiswrapper - If the
> kernel was compiled with gcc-3.4, and ndiswrapper with gcc-4.0, that
> message
> would be generated.
>
>
> Regards, Paul.
>

Re: [Morphix-devel] basemodule and ndiswrapper

[Paul <pa...@tu...>]

Hi Paras

No need to CC me, I read the list...

On Sunday 01 April 2007 23:40, Paras pradhan wrote:
> Do i add ndiswrapper into the basmod or build myself a basemod using
> isomorph?

Kernel modules in basemod...

> I edited the basemod xml for 2.6.17-morphix and added
>
> <packagereq>ndiswrapper-utils</packagereq>

User space utils in mainmod (or a minimod) as long as the init scripts in base 
don't use them.

> just need few basic tips.

That's the way I would go about it... But as Alex pointed out in another 
thread, there are "issues" with using ndiswrapper - Not the package it's 
self, but the nature of the M$ binary drivers. These are generally closed, 
proprietary binaries, and quite likely with restrictive licenses..


Regards, Paul.