[Grml] Re: grml bug report: ndiswrapper

[Michael Prokop]

* Martin Yazdzik <yazdzik at nyct.net> [20060803 16:15]:

> > I updated the package to the new upstream version 1.21 (old one was
> > 1.18), as usual it's available in the grml-repos. Can you please try
> > that?

> >   wget
> > http://grml.org/repos/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17-grml_1.21-1+grml.06_i386.d
> >eb dpkg -i ndiswrapper-modules*.deb

> please tell me if I am being a pain in the ass, as I am trying to help, even 
> though I am a non-coder, and do not have money to give you.

No, you are definitely *not* "being a pain in the ass"!
I do appreciate any feedback!

Thanks to Achim Ledermüller for verifying the ndiswrapper module.
The old version as well as the new version work for him.

> here is lsmod from the new live cd:

> Module                  Size  Used by
> ndiswrapper           145232  0 
[...]
> bcm43xx               397952  0 
[...]
> ieee80211softmac       21504  1 bcm43xx
> ieee80211              26440  2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac
> ieee80211_crypt         5376  1 ieee80211

[...]

> Why do these broadcom modules load?
> (I know they are part of the kernel now, but is there a possibility of 
> conflict?)

Seems like your hardware is being supported by the bcm43xx driver.
Are you sure that you have to use ndiswrapper to use the card? :)
Can you please provide output of 'hwinfo --netcard'?

> Is there an easy way for a novice to check for irq conflicts?

The starting point is /proc/interrupts and dmesg.

regards,
-mika-
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