Hi James:
When you use ndiswrapper to list the drivers,
does it say that the card is present? I forget the
exact syntax of what it says, but it lists the drivers
and if it can load the card, it says "hardware
present" or something like that.
--Paul
--- James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've tried getting my builtin wireless card in my
> laptop working before
> and was close, but could never get it working. I
> would REALLY like to
> use my laptop without being tied to my desk.
> Previously I could load the
> drivers, using ndiswrapper, and get all the way up
> to loading it, but I
> could never get an ipaddress. So I figured I would
> try again but this
> time remove wep and see if can connect.
>
> lspci shows me this:
>
> 02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation
> BCM4306 802.11b/g
> Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
>
> When I try to modprobe ndiswrapper the machine locks
> up hard. After a
> reboot I see this in /var/log/messages:
>
> Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.4rc4
> loaded
> (preempt=no,smp=yes)
> Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5
> (Broadcom,10/20/2004,
> 3.70.22.0) loaded
> Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt
> 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 18
> (level, low) -> IRQ 193
> Oct 27 15:09:45 kernel: ndiswrapper: using irq 193
>
> I also tried reinstalling ndiswrapper but still get
> the same thing. If
> it's an IRQ problem, any suggestions on how to
> handle it?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
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