Re: Project Evil: TI ACX111 non-success

With ndis do you get the same "init handler failed" error message? Have you 
emailed Bill Paul with all the appropriate info? What have you tried? What 
were the results?

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Evan Dower
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University of Washington
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>From: Dennis Berger <db_at_nipsi.de>
>To: Evan Dower <evantd_at_hotmail.com>
>CC: freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: Project Evil: TI ACX111 non-success
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:56:15 +0200
>
>I have the dlink g650+ which also has the acx111 chipset...
>NDIS failed acx driver failed also.
>regards,
>-Dennis
>
>On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 04:40:58PM -0700, Evan Dower wrote:
> > I've been trying to get the ndisulator to work for my NetGear WG311v2 so 
>I
> > can take the ethernet cables and switches offthe floor in my hall. The
> > following is the "conversation" I've had with Bill Paul. It is perhaps 
>best
> > to read from the bottom up to get the chronology right. Also, as it 
>turns
> > out the net/acx100 port makes no claim to support the acx111, and I was
> > eventually able to build and load it, though of course it didn't work
> > because it doesn't support the acx111. Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I managed to get rid of the "can't re-use a leaf" messaged by deleting
> > the duplicate entry in ndis_driver_data.h. For some reason, whenever I
> > try to load if_ndis.ko (ndis.ko is already loaded), I get messages about
> > amdpm. Perhaps ndis returning 6 and failing to load is a result of the
> > same return value from trying to attach amdpm.
> >
> > amdpm0: <AMD 756/766/768/8111 Power Management Controller> port
> > 0xe4e0-0xe4ff at device 7.3 on pci0
> > amdpm0: could not map i/o space
> > device_attach: amdpm0 attach returned 6
> > ndis0: <NETGEAR WG311v2 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter> mem
> > 0xf0800000-0xf081ffff,0xf1000000-0xf1001fff irq 17 at device 6.0 on pci2
> > ndis0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> > no match for srand
> > ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1
> > ndis0: init handler failed
> > device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Evan Dower
> >
> > El mar, 20-07-2004 a las 10:58, Evan Dower escribi?:
> > >I have figured out that the "can't re-use a leaf" message is coming 
>from
> > >trying to register a sysctl, which comes from the .inf file. This seems
> > >to indicate some limitations on the complexity of .inf files that can 
>be
> > >properly parsed and turned into a list of sysctls. Since I'm not 
>exactly
> > >sure what those limitations are, I'm sending you a link to the .inf 
>file
> > >(and the .sys file for good measure)? Other than that, it looks like
> > >srand might just need to be plugged into one of the function tables
> > >(probably the hal table, I guess). Also, if you can tell me what
> > >limitations exist for the .inf file, I will gladly modify it to work 
>and
> > >make it available to other WG311v2 owners.
> > >Thanks again,
> > >Evan Dower
> > >Note: Much of the .inf file (anything not for XP) is commented out in 
>an
> > >attempt to make things work. This was my doing. It didn't ship that 
>way.
> > >Since I don't really understand the Windows registry, I didn't get too
> > >adventurous.
> > >
> > >Files at: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pub/evil/
> > >
> > >El lun, 12-07-2004 a las 16:05, Evan Dower escribi?:
> > >> I have a Netgear WG311v2. The v2 turns out to be very important as 
>the
> > >> original (v1 you might call it now) was based on an Atheros AR5212 
>and
> > >> was thus supported by the ath driver. v2 is based on the the TI 
>AXC111
> > >> (aka TNETW1130), which should be supported by the net/acx100 port, 
>but
> > >> if_acx.ko fails to load due to a missing __panic symbol. Following 
>the
> > >> instructions you posted in an email, I made ndis_driver_data.h and
> > >> built and loaded the if_ndis.ko module (after loading ndis.ko or
> > >> compiling it into the kernel). I used the Windows XP .SYS and .INF
> > >> files, though the Windows 2000 versions gave the same result, the
> > >> Windows 98 files produced a module that panicked on load, and I 
>didn't
> > >> try the Windows ME files. The following is the output from `make
> > >> load`.
> > >> > /sbin/kldload -v /usr/current/src/sys/modules/if_ndis/if_ndis.ko
> > >> ndis0: <NETGEAR WG311v2 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter> mem
> > >> 0xec800000-0xec81ffff,
> > >> 0xed000000-0xed001fff irq 17 at device 6.0 on pci2
> > >> ndis0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> > >> can't re-use a leaf (dot11DesiredBSSType)!
> > >> no match for srand
> > >> ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1
> > >> ndis0: init handler failed
> > >> device_attach: ndis0 attach returned 6
> > >> Loaded /usr/current/src/sys/modules/if_ndis/if_ndis.ko, id=11
> > >> > Loading the module does not create /dev/ndis0 or /dev/if_ndis0 (or
> > >> anything of the sort). I am running today's -CURRENT.
> > >> > It seems that it requires srand, and I assume the 'can't re-use a 
>leaf
> > >> (dot11DesiredBSSType)!' is also a show-stopper. I ordered my card 
>from
> > >> newegg.com for about $50.
> > >> > If there is anything else you might be interested in (a verbose 
>boot
> > >> log, copies of the .SYS and .INF files, testing for patches, etc.),
> > >> just let me know. I'd be happy to help (especially since the result 
>is
> > >> a working wireless connection).
> > >> > Thanks very much,
> >
> > --
> > Evan Dower
> > Undergraduate, Computer Science
> > University of Washington
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> > Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9  5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F 887D
> >
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