I believe you are right, have to load the modules once the system has boot, and also make sure to unload the modules before you shutdown otherwise you might get a kernel panic like I do ... just adding my $0.03, sai Andrey Smirnov wrote: > Johann Hugo wrote: > >> On Sunday 27 June 2004 23:31, Matt Douhan wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I am using if_ndis to get wlan support for my broadcom chipset wireless >>> card, since 3 days trying to build a new kernel it panics after >>> if_ndis is >>> installed. >>> >> >> >> I've had a similar experience, but with a ndis driver for an atheros >> wifi card. If the kld's (ndis + if_ndis) are loaded from >> /boot/loader.conf is crashes every time I boots up. >> >> If I do a normal boot (without loader.conf) and then do a kldload >> ndis + if_ndis by hand then it works fine. >> >> Kernel = 5-20040625-CURRENT > > ndis usually needs access to files under /compat/ndis. So, it should > be loaded _after_ root filesystem is mounted. So it should be loaded > via scripts. Something like /etc/ifstart_ndis0. > > Just my $0.02, > Andrey. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org"Received on Tue Jun 29 2004 - 13:07:40 UTC
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