--- Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 1/31/06, James Rayner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thats unfortunately the way ndiswrapper works. > Some drivers work with > > it others dont. I tried three different windows > drivers with this > > wireless network card, each with varying results > and stability. > > I have to side with James here. If ndiswrapper > segfaults, it's not > due to an SMP kernel, even though the ndiswrapper > devs will tell you > so. I have two machines which use ndiswrapper for > wireless. The > first one works perfectly, and has worked perfectly > for over a year > (except for v1.5, which messed up everyone). > Another machine has > never been able to work with ndiswrapper... I can > connect and get an > IP and ping things just fine, but as soon as I begin > downloading > anything (pacman -Sy) it immediately segfaults the > kernel. I have > tried with SMP and non-SMP kernels. > > It's just the way ndiswrapper works. If a company > does not support > native linux drivers, don't support them. If you > have the capability, > do not use ndiswrapper. It's a hack. That's the > point. > > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > I get a panic as soon as I do an ifconfig on wlan0. What you say is true, however SiS have a mention of a Linux SDK for this chip it appears to be invisible, or vaporware. My problems arise because my r8180 pcmcia card is unstable on recent kernels so I borowed the D-link from the desktop and that means I try to get ndiswrapper going. I will search for other drivers, that can make a big difference. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
