Wen I say no more wireless operations are allowed, I mean that it is not possible to make the interface go up again. Moreover, it is not possible to remove the module. The command
modprobe -r ndiswrapper hangs and never exits. While not yet extensively tested, after trying to remove the module it seems that applications relying on the network also hang. For example, it is not possible to interact with kicker. A reboot via telinit 6 (or other method) is allowed, but filesystems fail to close cleanly. After this the message Aug 15 21:48:26 localhost kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for wlan0 to become free. Usage count = 7 is repeatedly outputed to the console and registered in syslog The information in syslog when ndiswrapper starts up is Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.18 loaded (preempt=no,smp=no) Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5a (Broadcom,04/09/2004, 3.40.69.0) loaded Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0 (0000 -> 0002) Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64 Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: using irq 5 Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: wlan0: vendor: '' Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device 00:0e:a6:9d:ab:75 using driver bcmwl5a, 14E4:4320.5.conf Aug 15 21:51:06 localhost kernel: wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA; AES/CCMP with WPA If there are more details I can give please let me know Thanks -- _____________________________________________________________ Pedro Celestino dos Reis Rodrigues Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Tel: 21750000-28619
