Re: [gentoo-amd64] latest kernel and ndiswrapper

[Beso]

just compile these modules:

networking -> wireless ->
<*> Improved wireless configuration
API                                                                     │ │
 --- Wireless
extensions
│ │
<M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
(mac80211)                                                         │ │
[ ]   Enable LED
triggers
│ │
[*]   Export mac80211 internals in
DebugFS                                                                  │ │
[*]   Enable debugging
output
│ │
 [*]     Verbose debugging
output
│ │
 [*]     Debug frame
dumping
│ │
[*]     TKIP
debugging
│ │
  │ │                                     [*]     Extra statistics for TX/RX
debugging                                                                │ │
  │ │                                     [*]     Support for IBSS
testing
│ │
  │ │                                     [*]     Verbose powersave mode
debugging
│ │
  │ │                                     <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking
Stack                                                                    │ │
  │ │                                     [*]   Enable full debugging
output
│ │
  │ │                                     ---   IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption (
802.1x)                                                                   │
│
  │ │                                     <M>   IEEE 802.11i CCMP
support
│ │
  │ │                                     <M>   IEEE 802.11i TKIP
encryption
│ │
  │ │                                     <M>   Software MAC add-on to the
IEEE 802.11 networking stack                                               │
│
  │ │                                     [*]     Enable full debugging
output

the important things are generic iee support, software mac add-on
then go to
device drivers - network device support - wireless lan
and there you should find these options:

 <M> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless
support
│ │
  │ │                                     [*]   Broadcom BCM43xx debugging
(RECOMMENDED)                                                              │
│
  │ │                                           BCM43xx data transfer mode
(DMA + PIO)  --->

you cannot see them before setting to module or compile into kernel of the
softmac addon.
this should be your default settings. then recompile and install the kernel,
install the bcm43xx-fwcutter from the gentoo repository and run it to cut
the file i've appended. then copy all the .fw in the /lib/firmware directory
and reboot.

if you have installed the sabayon overlay you have the bcm43xx-firware
packet that has the firware already cut and you just need to install that
package. for having the better experience of bcm43xx use the latest kernel
source cause the guys of bcm43xx project get fixes and new supports for
these drivers.
it should take about 5min to install everything and reboot.

2007/10/8, Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>:
>
> Nuitari wrote:
> > One of the problems I had with ndiswrapper is that it would just suck
> > 100% of the CPU and literally do nothing. iwlist scan would show
> nothing.
> >
> > I just tried bcm43xx and it worked, so I never tried to get ndiswrapper
> > back
> >
> > On Sat, 6 Oct 2007, Beso wrote:
> >
>
> Okay, I'm game, can you send me notes on how to set up bcm43xx?  Or a
> link to a howto?  If that doesn't work I'll muck with ndiswrapper some
> more.
>
>
>
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