ndis.ko and if_ndis.ko not compiled during buildkernel

[Przemysław Szczygielski]

> I am setting up a wiereless network at home, using D-Link DWL-G520+ and
> ndis wrapper (project Evil) on FreeBSD machine. It works great with
> default FreeBSD 6.0 installation - no problems here, but I have to
> compile IPSEC into kernel to get proper encryption. Unfortunately, new
> kernel doesn't have ndis.ko and if_ndis.ko in /boot/kernel directory
> (and old modules don't work with new kernel).

> Yesterday I emailed Project Evil author and he claims ndis.ko and
> if_ndis.ko should be rebuilt automatically by: 
>   
>   
> Would it kill you do just do a regular kernel build?

> # cd /sys/i386/conf
> # config MYKERNEL
> # cd /sys/i386/compile/MYKERNEL
> # make
> # make install

> Notice how all the kernel modules get compiled for you, including ndis.ko and
> if_ndis.ko. If you'd really read and understood that article, you would have
> realized that you don't need to rebuild them for each driver anymore. You
> just need to convert the .sys and .inf files with ndisgen. That's it. 
>   
>   
> Well - they don't get built (at least for me). Is anyone able to tell me how to
> get these? (note: ndisgen generates only card driver, NOT ndis.ko and
> if_ndis.ko!, also the old way won't work!)


>  
>  You can most probably just copy the files back from
> /boot/kernel.old/  ( or run locate ndis.ko to see where they can be find ) that should work
>  

Nope, old modules just kill my kernel! That's the problem! I already
tried that!