[gentoo-user] ndiswrapper failure

[gentoo-user] ndiswrapper failure

[Jean Magnan de Bornier]

Hi all,

Trying to install a usb-wifi card, I'm following the howto in the forums:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-364599-highlight-wifi+netgear.html

I found the right driver and installed it; now "ndiswrapper -l" returns:

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Installed ndis drivers:
athfmwdl        driver present, hardware present 
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But installing ndiswrapper as module leads to errors: here's the output of
" grep loadndisdriver /var/log/syslog | most" (sorry it is a bit long):

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Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(392): adding devices for driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(454): device 1385:4251:FFFFFFFF:FFFFFFFF is added
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(459): total number of devices added: 1
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(251): loading driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (wrapper_init:1523): calling loadndisdriver
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=NdisVersion, val="0x50001"
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=Environment, val="1"
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=BusType, val="0"
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=mac_address, val="XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=ndis_version, val=",10/04/2004,1.00.001"
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe kernel: Process loadndisdriver (pid: 15044, threadinfo=c3eb4000 task=c3f51a90)
Aug 28 10:50:21 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper_load_driver:93): loadndiswrapper failed (11); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(392): adding devices for driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(454): device 1385:4251:FFFFFFFF:FFFFFFFF is added
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(459): total number of devices added: 1
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(251): loading driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=NdisVersion, val="0x50001"
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=Environment, val="1"
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=BusType, val="0"
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=mac_address, val="XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=ndis_version, val=",10/04/2004,1.00.001"
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (wrapper_init:1523): calling loadndisdriver
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe kernel: Process loadndisdriver (pid: 15126, threadinfo=c1896000 task=c1c1aa70)
Aug 28 10:55:47 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper_load_driver:93): loadndiswrapper failed (11); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (wrapper_init:1523): calling loadndisdriver
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(392): adding devices for driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(454): device 1385:4251:FFFFFFFF:FFFFFFFF is added
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(459): total number of devices added: 1
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(251): loading driver athfmwdl
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=NdisVersion, val="0x50001"
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=Environment, val="1"
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=BusType, val="0"
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=mac_address, val="XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: parse_setting_line(137): Found setting: name=ndis_version, val=",12/05/2003,1.00.001"
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe kernel: Process loadndisdriver (pid: 15333, threadinfo=c4654000 task=c18a1a70)
Aug 28 11:03:14 borixe kernel: ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper_load_driver:93): loadndiswrapper failed (11); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
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My system:
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[root@borixe:/home/jean]# uname -a
Linux borixe 2.6.17-gentoo #1 SMP Mon Aug 28 07:49:37 CEST 2006 i686 AMD
Duron(tm) Processor GNU/Linux
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Any help would be welcome, TIA
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