if_ndis/5.2.1/smc2602w-r3

[Samuel Stringham]

On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 02:15:07PM +0200, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote:
> 
> I tried asking on questions to no avail. So I'll try again here, since
> this is -current code I'm tinkering with here.
> 
> Copying
> 
> 	src/sys/modules/if_ndis
> 	src/sys/modules/ndis
> 	src/sys/compat/ndis
> 	src/sys/dev/if_ndis
> 
> ... from a current source-tree to my 5.2.1-box, and compiling using a
> ndis_driver_data.h made from the latest driver found on SMC's website
> using a ndisctl on my current system, seems to work fine.
> 
> kldload-ing ndis also seems to work. But when I kldload if_ndis, the
> system freezes. No error messages, no response. A cold boot is the only
> thing that seems to fix it.
> 

Though I am not sure, it seems that there have been some instabilities in the
if_ndis lately.  I reported a repeatable panic a couple days ago with -CURRENT
which I am unable to get rid of.  The author may be busy with real work as of
late.  Either way, I am hoping to get some of this ndis love so I can get my
card ( DWL 520+ ) working as well.

> Is this supposed to work, or am I trying to do the impossible here?
> Any hints would be appreciated.

It is supposed to work.  Be patient, and something magical may happen:)

> 
> 
> Svein Halvor
> 
> 
> Btw: ndisctl choked on the inf-file, because of a missing newline at the
> end. The fact that the syntax error occured on the last line, hinted on a
> missing newline, but I think ndisctl should either give a more precise
> error message, or preferable just cope with a missing newline.

Best regards,

Samuel Stringham