Prarit Bhargava wrote: > > > jeffrey franc-law wrote: >> >>>> The chip has some crazy limitation: it can only DMA into memory >>>> addresses below 1G (or something like this). Not documented by >>>> Broadcom, but what is? >>>> >>>> This was discovered two years ago. I think that ndiswrapper, >>>> linuxant, and the native driver all were adjusted to reflect this. So >>>> I am surprised that you are observing it now. Maybe you are observing >>>> something else. >>>> >>>> Here is the start of a thread about the problem >>>> >>>> http://lists.pcxperience.com/pipermail/linuxr3000/2005-March/005085.html >>>> >>>> >>>> SuSE 9.2 came out just before this. Could your linuxant driver be >>>> older than the fix? >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks. I followed the forum, and simply passed the "mem=1024M" to >> grub. I am only using 1024 of the 1280m of ram, but I think i'll >> just tough it out: wireless works fine. >> >> Obviously, I need to upgrade from the rather old suse 9.2, however, I >> am using a VERY expensive piece of simulation software, my licence >> has run out, and I really don't want to pay to renew it, and I'm sure >> I'd have to do so if I reinstall on a different machine. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> ciao, >> jfl >> > Jeffrey, > > I submitted fixes to BOTH linuxant & ndiswrapper for this issue. > Could you send me the version info of ndiswrapper and/or linuxant that > you're using? > > The mini-FAQ below has the specific versions that are known to work. > If you're reluctant to upgrade to a new version of ndiswrapper or > linuxant, I can help you out with a patch :) > > ... Like D. Hugh, I'm Canadian as well -- although I'm living in > Boston, MA (and now have a Green Card). I used to live in Calgary... > > P. > > > Broadcom Wireless & 64-bit Linux FAQ > > 1.0 Introduction > 2.0 Broadcom & Linux > 3.0 Why doesn't the Microsoft driver just work? > 4.0 How was the Microsoft driver fixed? > 5.0 What versions of ndiswrapper and linuxant work? > 6.0 How do I install ndiswrapper/linuxant? > > 1.0 Introduction > > I've noticed a few people here and there requesting information on how > to get the Broadcom Wireless card working with 64-bit Linux (x86_64). > > This is a quick overview of how to do it. > > 2.0 Broadcom & Linux > > For their own reasons, Broadcom does not support or release Linux > drivers. > > This has forced users to resort to two Microsoft driver wrapper programs > one of which is GPL, ndiswrapper, and one which is proprietary. > > 3.0 Why doesn't the Microsoft driver just work? > > The Broadcom Wireless card is a 30-bit card, and only supports 1G > addressing. ndiswrapper and linuxant both assume 32-bit addressing > on the card which results in DMA access hangs when the card attempts > to DMA to an address above 1G. This bug typically manifests itself as > a system hang. > > 4.0 How was the Microsoft driver fixed? > > It wasn't -- Microsoft isn't open source remember? In May 2005, > Prarit Bhargava presented patches to both ndiswrapper and linuxant > so that the Broadcom Wireless would work the 64-bit systems. The > patches involved setting the DMA mask to force the card to DMA within > 1G of memory. > > 5.0 What versions of ndiswrapper and linuxant work? > > The latest CVS pull of ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper 1.2 should work. > Earlier versions of ndiswrapper do not work. > > linuxant's driverloader 2.28 should contain a proper fix for the issue > as well. > > 6.0 How do I install ndiswrapper/linuxant? > > The details of ndiswrapper and linuxant installations can be found > at http://http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ and > http://www.ndiswrapper.com. > _______________________________________________ > LinuxR3000 mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 > Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/ > >
Apparently, I am using Linuxant V2.26. So, I assume, what you are saying, is that if i upgrade to a more current version of Linuxant, then this would fix the problem? ciao, jfl -- Jeffrey Michael Franc-Law, MD, CCFP.EM, D Sport Med, EMDM Candidate Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta Disaster Plan Coordinator, Dept of Emergency Med, University of Alberta Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone (Canada): 780-266-9653 Phone (Italy): +011 39 339 3901362 Fax: 780-437-9673 SMS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
