[Ndiswrapper-general] USB Devices?

[Eric Wendel <ericdbw@be...>]

Hi all,

I have a Proxim Skyline PN474 USB wireless adaptor that apparently has 
no linux support. (Emphasize apparently - if there is, I haven't found 
it yet.) I've tried browsing the archives, but there are some problems 
with the Sourceforge website or something ... anyways, it seems as 
though ndiswrapper is geared towards pci devices ... anyway I can change 
things around to get ndiswrapper working for usb devices?

I had errors doing make install using .4, (I'm running 2.4.20-18 for 
i686 on red hat 9) so using .3, and using device info from lsusb, I got 
the following error running this command:
"utils/loaddriver 0x08c4 0x0100 VNETUSBA.SYS NETVUSBA.INF
Calling putdriver ioctl
Unable to put driver (check dmesg for more info): Invalid argument"

here's some abbreviated ouput of lsmod:
"Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
usb-ohci               21480   0  (unused)
ehci-hcd               19976   0  (unused)
usb-uhci               26348   0  (unused)
ndiswrapper            50712   0
usbcore                78784   1  [usb-ohci ehci-hcd usb-uhci audio pwc 
printer hid]"

and dmesg complained like so:
"Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedIncrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedDecrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoFreeIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoAllocateIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetEvent
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsCreateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeGetCurrentThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetPriorityThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsTerminateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoCancelIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoBuildDeviceIoControlRequest
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:USBD_CreateConfigurationRequest
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:_USBD_ParseConfigurationDescriptorEx@...
Unable to prepare driver"

Are these usb-related errors, or other-related, or do you need more 
information on errors? How would I go about making this work for usb? 
Thanks,

Eric

[Ndiswrapper-general] USB Devices?

[Eric Wendel <ericdbw@be...>]

Hi all,

I have a Proxim Skyline PN474 USB wireless adaptor that apparently has 
no linux support. (Emphasize apparently - if there is, I haven't found 
it yet.) I've tried browsing the archives, but there are some problems 
with the Sourceforge website or something ... anyways, it seems as 
though ndiswrapper is geared towards pci devices ... anyway I can change 
things around to get ndiswrapper working for usb devices?

I had errors doing make install using .4, (I'm running 2.4.20-18 for 
i686 on red hat 9) so using .3, and using device info from lsusb, I got 
the following error running this command:
"utils/loaddriver 0x08c4 0x0100 VNETUSBA.SYS NETVUSBA.INF
Calling putdriver ioctl
Unable to put driver (check dmesg for more info): Invalid argument"

here's some abbreviated ouput of lsmod:
"Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
usb-ohci               21480   0  (unused)
ehci-hcd               19976   0  (unused)
usb-uhci               26348   0  (unused)
ndiswrapper            50712   0
usbcore                78784   1  [usb-ohci ehci-hcd usb-uhci audio pwc 
printer hid]"

and dmesg complained like so:
"Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedIncrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedDecrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoFreeIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoAllocateIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetEvent
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsCreateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeGetCurrentThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetPriorityThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsTerminateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoCancelIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoBuildDeviceIoControlRequest
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:USBD_CreateConfigurationRequest
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:_USBD_ParseConfigurationDescriptorEx@...
Unable to prepare driver"

Are these usb-related errors, or other-related, or do you need more 
information on errors? How would I go about making this work for usb? 
Thanks,

Eric

[Ndiswrapper-general] USB Devices?

[Eric Wendel <ericdbw@be...>]

Hi all,

I have a Proxim Skyline PN474 USB wireless adaptor that apparently has 
no linux support. (Emphasize apparently - if there is, I haven't found 
it yet.) I've tried browsing the archives, but there are some problems 
with the Sourceforge website or something ... anyways, it seems as 
though ndiswrapper is geared towards pci devices ... anyway I can change 
things around to get ndiswrapper working for usb devices?

I had errors doing make install using .4, (I'm running 2.4.20-18 for 
i686 on red hat 9) so using .3, and using device info from lsusb, I got 
the following error running this command:
"utils/loaddriver 0x08c4 0x0100 VNETUSBA.SYS NETVUSBA.INF
Calling putdriver ioctl
Unable to put driver (check dmesg for more info): Invalid argument"

here's some abbreviated ouput of lsmod:
"Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
usb-ohci               21480   0  (unused)
ehci-hcd               19976   0  (unused)
usb-uhci               26348   0  (unused)
ndiswrapper            50712   0
usbcore                78784   1  [usb-ohci ehci-hcd usb-uhci audio pwc 
printer hid]"

and dmesg complained like so:
"Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedIncrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedDecrement
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoFreeIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoAllocateIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetEvent
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsCreateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeGetCurrentThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetPriorityThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsTerminateSystemThread
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoCancelIrp
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoBuildDeviceIoControlRequest
Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:USBD_CreateConfigurationRequest
Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:_USBD_ParseConfigurationDescriptorEx@...
Unable to prepare driver"

Are these usb-related errors, or other-related, or do you need more 
information on errors? How would I go about making this work for usb? 
Thanks,

Eric

Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] USB Devices?

[Timo <timo@ti...>]

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Am Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2004 10:00 schrieb Eric Wendel:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I have a Proxim Skyline PN474 USB wireless adaptor that apparently has=20
> no linux support. (Emphasize apparently - if there is, I haven't found=20
> it yet.) I've tried browsing the archives, but there are some problems=20
> with the Sourceforge website or something ... anyways, it seems as=20
> though ndiswrapper is geared towards pci devices ... anyway I can change=
=20
> things around to get ndiswrapper working for usb devices?
>=20
> I had errors doing make install using .4, (I'm running 2.4.20-18 for=20
> i686 on red hat 9) so using .3, and using device info from lsusb, I got=20
> the following error running this command:
> "utils/loaddriver 0x08c4 0x0100 VNETUSBA.SYS NETVUSBA.INF
> Calling putdriver ioctl
> Unable to put driver (check dmesg for more info): Invalid argument"

arguments are already interpreted as hex, try without '0x'.

>=20
> here's some abbreviated ouput of lsmod:
> "Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> usb-ohci               21480   0  (unused)
> ehci-hcd               19976   0  (unused)
> usb-uhci               26348   0  (unused)
> ndiswrapper            50712   0
> usbcore                78784   1  [usb-ohci ehci-hcd usb-uhci audio pwc=20
> printer hid]"

did you load the *hci* modules yourself (after ndiswrapper)?

> and dmesg complained like so:
> "Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedIncrement
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:InterlockedDecrement
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoFreeIrp
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoAllocateIrp
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetEvent
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsCreateSystemThread
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeGetCurrentThread
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:KeSetPriorityThread
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:PsTerminateSystemThread
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoCancelIrp
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoBuildDeviceIoControlRequest
> Unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
> Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:USBD_CreateConfigurationRequest
> Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:_USBD_ParseConfigurationDescriptorEx@...
> Unable to prepare driver"
>=20
> Are these usb-related errors, or other-related, or do you need more=20
> information on errors? How would I go about making this work for usb?=20
> Thanks,

perhaps another driver uses less of these unknown symbols, if you find one.=
=2E.

> Eric


Timo
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Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] USB Devices?

[Stefan <stefandoesinger@gm...>]

Hello,
> anyway I can change
> things around to get ndiswrapper working for usb devices?

Generally yes, but I think it's quite a lot of work. The usb api differs from 
the pci api, so some programming is neccessary.

Your unknown symbol messages are not usb-related, they are functions used by 
the driver which are not implemented in ndiswrapper.

> Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:USBD_CreateConfigurationRequest
> Unknown symbol: USBD.SYS:_USBD_ParseConfigurationDescriptorEx@...
These are USB related, I assume you only need these to get USB functionality. 
The functions from ntoskrnl.exe may be small ones, but you might need some 
infrastructure.

USB devices are esay to replace with something more Linux-Friendly. If you can 
use your Proxim Skyline PN474 adapter somewhere else and you have some money 
left, the fastest solution is to buy a adapter with Linux support. I use a 
Netgear MA111 for another System. It has a prism2 chip, which is supported by 
linux-wlan-ng(www.linux-wlan.org).

/Stefan