D600/Gentoo -Centrino 2100 - Failed

[Knut Knutson]

Using the latest Kernel 2.6.1 and the according sources. I tried ndiswrapper since 2.6-test9 and always get the same error.

I tested a different driver and double checked Kernel config for WLAN support, but nothing helps so far. I have no clue what could be changed to make it work. Have a look @ the output.

Maybe you guys have a clue.

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gentoo driver # /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address e291e000
*pde = 1fd91067
*pte = 00000000
Oops: 0000 [#1]
CPU:    0
EIP:    0060:[<e291e000>]    Tainted: P
EFLAGS: 00010286
EIP is at 0xe291e000
eax: deb6dcc0   ebx: deb6dc28   ecx: deb6dcc0   edx: deb6dcc0
esi: ffffffed   edi: c155ac00   ebp: deb6dc4c   esp: dddafe68
ds: 007b   es: 007b   ss: 0068
Process loadndisdriver (pid: 4233, threadinfo=dddae000 task=ddec8080)
Stack: c01e3d14 c155ac00 deb6dcc0 deb6dc28 c155ac00 ffffffed c01e3d4e
deb6dc28
       c155ac00 c01e3d7c deb6dc28 c155ac00 deb6dc4c c155ac54 c023584e
c155ac54
       deb6dc4c c155ac5c c036e908 deb6dc4c c0235960 c155ac54 deb6dc4c
deb6dc64
Call Trace:
[<c01e3d14>] pci_device_probe_static+0x52/0x63
[<c01e3d4e>] __pci_device_probe+0x29/0x2b
[<c01e3d7c>] pci_device_probe+0x2c/0x4a
[<c023584e>] bus_match+0x3f/0x6a
[<c0235960>] driver_attach+0x56/0x80
[<c0235bde>] bus_add_driver+0x8b/0x9d
[<c0235fc1>] driver_register+0x2f/0x33
[<c01e3f0e>] pci_register_driver+0x34/0x44
[<e29b441b>] start_driver+0x68/0x96 [ndiswrapper]
[<e29b4a98>] misc_ioctl+0x111/0x1a3 [ndiswrapper]
[<c014761c>] unmap_region+0x9b/0xde
[<c014751c>] unmap_vma+0x40/0x7d
[<c0147575>] unmap_vma_list+0x1c/0x28
[<c01479a6>] do_munmap+0x147/0x183
[<c01648e4>] sys_ioctl+0xf9/0x279
[<c010b31f>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb

Code:  Bad EIP value.

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[Adam Ruggles]

I have a Dell 600m on Gentoo with the 2.6.1 gentoo dev sources and I recieved the following errors.

After modprobe ndiswrapper

ndiswrapper version 0.4 loaded
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisInitializeString --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
NdisWriteConfiguration --UNIMPLEMENTED--
wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device 00:04:23:48:98:ab

After trying to scan I recieved the following

root@Nomad-Lin conf.d # iwlist wlan0 scan
Segmentation fault

[Adam Ruggles]

Well I figured it out I had the wireless turned off.  Looks like I hit Fn+F2 by accendent.  I can confirm that ndiswrapper works on a dell 600m with the 2.6.1 kernel and works well.

Knut Knutson as far as your problem, make sure that you are passing it a essid and key if your using one.  I noticed those problems when I didn't pass it that information.

[YoHell]

Thanks man! You saved me hours. I'm installing ndiswrapper on my Dell Latitude D600 (Intel PRO/Wireless Lan 2100b card, dual boot Debian w/ WinXP), and it turns out that the wireless is On by default under Widows, but Off by default under Debian. I swore a lot before I saw your post....
Thanks again man!
/Joel