Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the process of sync'ing up my system with source . . . but, in the meantime I'm wondering about the choice of Broadcom driver. Is it really a matter of trying different ones? It was for me. It took me 3 tries before I found one that 'worked'. I updated the driver this morning to a new version. Is that not the driver that I'll use for the ndiswrapper? Should an older version, perhaps the one that was originally installed? If I remember correctly, the version I use is 3 versions back from the latest update. I apologize if these questions are rather simple and naiive. Not at all. Broadcom is difficult sometimes. This is one of those times. -- Glen Barber 570.328.0318 Well, it took me all day, but I did synch-up the source with the kernel. However, being new to the ways of fBSD I (accidentally) ended up building the -CURRENT source and kernel (8.0). I tried ndisgen on the latest driver and it didn't work . . . I'll tell you why in a second. I'm a bit uncomfortable dealing with current. I'd rather go back to the 7.1-RELEASE, which claims to have better ndis support. FYI - I've dual booted fBSD, and am merely experimenting with it. So, while it may seem odd that I continue to move between versions, I do have access to other machines that have more familiar environments (oBSD and XP). Now, the *ndisgen path/to/inf path/to/sys* didn't work because it said that the .inf file was in a different format than it expected. So, I attempted to convert it to ascii using *iconv -c -f utf-16 -t ascii path/to/inf .inf.ascii* and use the new file as the .inf. Again, it said it was the wrong format. That's when I bailed. So as not to waste my time with 8.0, because I wish to pursue expermenting on 7.1. Anyway . . . at this time, I have one more question regarding the driver that will end up being successfull (hopefully there is one). Should I have to manipulate the .inf file? There is the wrong format issue, mentioned above, and when setting up ndis in the panicky situation, ndisgen claimed that the last line of the .inf file was bad (I forget the actual teminology used). So, I deleted that line and it successfully generated the .ko file. It seems odd to me that I would have to manipulate the driver information so much and that it may the source of some of my ndis problems. Another way of asking this question . . . will the successful driver just work (i.e., not need such manipulations)? Thanks for you patience. -- www.nealhogan.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
Neal Hogan wrote: Well, it took me all day, but I did synch-up the source with the kernel. However, being new to the ways of fBSD I (accidentally) ended up building the -CURRENT source and kernel (8.0). I tried ndisgen on the latest driver and it didn't work . . . I'll tell you why in a second. Lesson learned, I suppose. I'm a bit uncomfortable dealing with current. I'd rather go back to the 7.1-RELEASE, which claims to have better ndis support. FYI - I've dual booted fBSD, and am merely experimenting with it. So, while it may seem odd that I continue to move between versions, I do have access to other machines that have more familiar environments (oBSD and XP). Well, if you are going back to 7.X, I'd start from scratch. If you haven't gotten WiFi working yet, I assume you haven't gotten much else configured on the system. Doing a fresh install will alleviate some headaches, in my opinion. Now, the *ndisgen path/to/inf path/to/sys* didn't work because it said that the .inf file was in a different format than it expected. So, I attempted to convert it to ascii using *iconv -c -f utf-16 -t ascii path/to/inf .inf.ascii* and use the new file as the .inf. Again, it said it was the wrong format. That's when I bailed. So as not to waste my time with 8.0, because I wish to pursue expermenting on 7.1. Anyway . This could be due to something in -CURRENT. I'm not sure. . . at this time, I have one more question regarding the driver that will end up being successfull (hopefully there is one). Should I have to manipulate the .inf file? There is the wrong format issue, mentioned above, and when setting up ndis in the panicky situation, ndisgen claimed that the last line of the .inf file was bad (I forget the actual teminology used). So, I deleted that line and it Besides `iconv' if needed, no, you shouldn't have to edit anything in the .INF and .SYS files. If they don't work, something else is wrong. successfully generated the .ko file. It seems odd to me that I would have to manipulate the driver information so much and that it may the source of some of my ndis problems. Another way of asking this question . . . will the successful driver just work (i.e., not need such manipulations)? Ideally, yes, it should 'just work'. Thanks for you patience. -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. I discovered a wierd hack to resolve this. Remove the line(s) from loader.conf, and create an /etc/rc.local file containing the following: /sbin/kldload /boot/modules/bcmwl5_sys.ko That should survive a reboot. -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin Glen, I tried your suggestion (which I appreciate) and it did survive rebooting. However, bcmwl5_sys.ko was not loaded because there was no ndis interface. So, I change the rc.local to /sbin/kldload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko Upon reboot, the system panicked when it loaded the rc.local file. I don't know . . . Any additional modules should be placed in /boot/modules, not /boot/kernel. What happens if you manually load the module after the system is running? -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin Glen, Well, I never loaded into /boot/modules and at this point I've removed the *bcmwl5-stuff* to begin again. Note that *kldload bcmwl5_sys.ko* output that there was no such file. Below is some info as to what lead to the panic (it's info I gave in response to another generous fellow on the list). I have not formally sync'd the system and source. But what I did prior to the panicking was freshly install 7.0-RELEASE from disc, did not add any packages, before upgrading to 7.1-RELEASE, using *freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE upgrade freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE install* I then installed downloded the ports tree via ftp and added a few packages. The bcmwl5_sys.ko was generated using *ndisgen /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.inf /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.sys* When it came time to make the .ko file, it reported a syntax error on the last line of the .inf file. I removed that line and the .ko file was generated. As far as using the correct driver is concerned . . . my Broadcom card is a BCM94309, version 4.10.40, in Windows XP Home. I got the driver, with those specs, from the HP website. The only difference was that my hardware specs under XP dates the card version as 11/2/2005 and the driver, on the HP site, is dated 2/17/2006. Panic info . . . there was not much time to get all of the info before it reboot and, at this point, I've uninstalled the driver stuff to avoid panic. I do remember it saying something about a *fatal trap 12* I hope this was info. you were looking for. Again, thanks for your consideration. -Neal -- www.nealhogan.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: Glen, Well, I never loaded into /boot/modules and at this point I've removed the *bcmwl5-stuff* to begin again. Note that *kldload bcmwl5_sys.ko* output that there was no such file. Below is some info as to what lead to the panic (it's info I gave in response to another generous fellow on the list). Just use `kldload bcmwl5_sys` without the `.ko' at the end. I have not formally sync'd the system and source. But what I did prior to the panicking was freshly install 7.0-RELEASE from disc, did not add any packages, before upgrading to 7.1-RELEASE, using *freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE upgrade freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE install* I then installed downloded the ports tree via ftp and added a few packages. This could be causing a problem if the kernel and userland (ndis included) are out of sync. The bcmwl5_sys.ko was generated using *ndisgen /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.inf /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.sys* When it came time to make the .ko file, it reported a syntax error on the last line of the .inf file. I removed that line and the .ko file was generated. As far as using the correct driver is concerned . . . my Broadcom card is a BCM94309, version 4.10.40, in Windows XP Home. I got the driver, with those specs, from the HP website. The only difference was that my hardware specs under XP dates the card version as 11/2/2005 and the driver, on the HP site, is dated 2/17/2006. Try using an older/newer .inf and .sys file. Panic info . . . there was not much time to get all of the info before it reboot and, at this point, I've uninstalled the driver stuff to avoid panic. I do remember it saying something about a *fatal trap 12* Fatal trap 12 is kind of a generic error message. What appears before that actual trap is the important part. I hope this was info. you were looking for. Again, thanks for your consideration. -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: Glen, Well, I never loaded into /boot/modules and at this point I've removed the *bcmwl5-stuff* to begin again. Note that *kldload bcmwl5_sys.ko* output that there was no such file. Below is some info as to what lead to the panic (it's info I gave in response to another generous fellow on the list). Just use `kldload bcmwl5_sys` without the `.ko' at the end. I have not formally sync'd the system and source. But what I did prior to the panicking was freshly install 7.0-RELEASE from disc, did not add any packages, before upgrading to 7.1-RELEASE, using *freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE upgrade freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE install* I then installed downloded the ports tree via ftp and added a few packages. This could be causing a problem if the kernel and userland (ndis included) are out of sync. The bcmwl5_sys.ko was generated using *ndisgen /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.inf /mnt/flash/bcmwl5.sys* When it came time to make the .ko file, it reported a syntax error on the last line of the .inf file. I removed that line and the .ko file was generated. As far as using the correct driver is concerned . . . my Broadcom card is a BCM94309, version 4.10.40, in Windows XP Home. I got the driver, with those specs, from the HP website. The only difference was that my hardware specs under XP dates the card version as 11/2/2005 and the driver, on the HP site, is dated 2/17/2006. Try using an older/newer .inf and .sys file. I'm in the process of sync'ing up my system with source . . . but, in the meantime I'm wondering about the choice of Broadcom driver. Is it really a matter of trying different ones? I updated the driver this morning to a new version. Is that not the driver that I'll use for the ndiswrapper? Should an older version, perhaps the one that was originally installed? I apologize if these questions are rather simple and naiive. Panic info . . . there was not much time to get all of the info before it reboot and, at this point, I've uninstalled the driver stuff to avoid panic. I do remember it saying something about a *fatal trap 12* Fatal trap 12 is kind of a generic error message. What appears before that actual trap is the important part. I hope this was info. you were looking for. Again, thanks for your consideration. -- Glen Barber -- www.nealhogan.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
I'm in the process of sync'ing up my system with source . . . but, in the meantime I'm wondering about the choice of Broadcom driver. Is it really a matter of trying different ones? It was for me. It took me 3 tries before I found one that 'worked'. I updated the driver this morning to a new version. Is that not the driver that I'll use for the ndiswrapper? Should an older version, perhaps the one that was originally installed? If I remember correctly, the version I use is 3 versions back from the latest update. I apologize if these questions are rather simple and naiive. Not at all. Broadcom is difficult sometimes. This is one of those times. -- Glen Barber 570.328.0318 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On 1/8/09, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. You can enter loader and from there unload bcmwl5_sys, type: unload bcmwl5_sys. loader is started one step before kernel. Before ever changing loader.conf you really should test it via kldload(1) and report any ndis issues via PR. From where you fetched drivers and for what windows version? -- Paul ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Paul B. Mahol one...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/8/09, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. You can enter loader and from there unload bcmwl5_sys, type: unload bcmwl5_sys. loader is started one step before kernel. Before ever changing loader.conf you really should test it via kldload(1) and report any ndis issues via PR. From where you fetched drivers and for what windows version? Paul Paul, Thanks for the suggestion! However, it's not working. I've tried *unload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko* *unload bcmwl5_sys* *unload bcmwl5_sis.ko* *unload* and they all simply return to the OK prompt (should it tell me something?). When I boot/reboot it fails the same as before. As far as *kldload*ing goes, I tried that and it did find the bcmwl5_sys.ko (it said that the file didn't exist). So, I manually copied it. I don't remember where I got the driver. I'm pretty sure it was from HP. The version of Windows is XP Home Edition. -- www.nealhogan.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. I discovered a wierd hack to resolve this. Remove the line(s) from loader.conf, and create an /etc/rc.local file containing the following: /sbin/kldload /boot/modules/bcmwl5_sys.ko That should survive a reboot. -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On 1/8/09, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Paul B. Mahol one...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/8/09, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. You can enter loader and from there unload bcmwl5_sys, type: unload bcmwl5_sys. loader is started one step before kernel. Before ever changing loader.conf you really should test it via kldload(1) and report any ndis issues via PR. From where you fetched drivers and for what windows version? Paul Paul, Thanks for the suggestion! However, it's not working. I've tried *unload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko* *unload bcmwl5_sys* *unload bcmwl5_sis.ko* *unload* and they all simply return to the OK prompt (should it tell me something?). Ah, sorry, unload removes all modules. You need after unloading all modules to load kernel and any other modules you want one by one: OK unload bcmwl5_sys OK load kernel OK boot should work. -- Paul ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. I discovered a wierd hack to resolve this. Remove the line(s) from loader.conf, and create an /etc/rc.local file containing the following: /sbin/kldload /boot/modules/bcmwl5_sys.ko That should survive a reboot. -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin Glen, I tried your suggestion (which I appreciate) and it did survive rebooting. However, bcmwl5_sys.ko was not loaded because there was no ndis interface. So, I change the rc.local to /sbin/kldload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko Upon reboot, the system panicked when it loaded the rc.local file. I don't know . . . -- www.nealhogan.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. I discovered a wierd hack to resolve this. Remove the line(s) from loader.conf, and create an /etc/rc.local file containing the following: /sbin/kldload /boot/modules/bcmwl5_sys.ko That should survive a reboot. -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin Glen, I tried your suggestion (which I appreciate) and it did survive rebooting. However, bcmwl5_sys.ko was not loaded because there was no ndis interface. So, I change the rc.local to /sbin/kldload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko Upon reboot, the system panicked when it loaded the rc.local file. I don't know . . . Any additional modules should be placed in /boot/modules, not /boot/kernel. What happens if you manually load the module after the system is running? -- Glen Barber Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: ndis panic HP pavilion ze4400 won't boot
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Neal Hogan nealho...@gmail.com wrote: I'm father new to fBSD. I hope this is the appropriate list to send this question to. I just installed 7.1-RELEASE on my HP pavilion and attempted to configure my Broadcom wlan card (BCM94309 version 4.10.40.0) using ndisgen. I cp'd the bcmwl5_sys.ko to /boot/kernel and added *bcmwl5_sys_load=YES* to my /boot/loader.conf. Now the machine will not boot. It crashes when it reaches the ndis0 line. I've tried booting in all the modes but they all fail to boot. I can escape to prompt, but am unsure what, if anything, I can do in that mode to deal with the situation. With other releases (6.4 and 7.0) the machine would panick when I attempted to ifconfig ndis0. However, I was able to boot in single user mode and temporarily move the rc.conf file so that I cound boot in the default mode. With 7.1, I don't appear to have that option. Is there anything I can do, short of a fresh install, to eliminate this problem? I'm not too worried about getting the wifi up (although, I won't turn down any advice). I just want the machine to boot. I discovered a wierd hack to resolve this. Remove the line(s) from loader.conf, and create an /etc/rc.local file containing the following: /sbin/kldload /boot/modules/bcmwl5_sys.ko That should survive a reboot. Glen, I tried your suggestion (which I appreciate) and it did survive rebooting. However, bcmwl5_sys.ko was not loaded because there was no ndis interface. So, I change the rc.local to /sbin/kldload /boot/kernel/bcmwl5_sys.ko Upon reboot, the system panicked when it loaded the rc.local file. I don't know . . . Any additional modules should be placed in /boot/modules, not /boot/kernel. What happens if you manually load the module after the system is running? After rethinking my last statement, with the module in /boot/kernel *and* an entry in loader.conf you are loading the module twice. Move the module to /boot/modules where it should be. -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
