Re: [SLE] Anti-freeze suggestions requested

From: Jake Sallee (spark_at_breathedeeply.com)
Date: 12/15/04

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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:38:58 -0600

    On Wednesday 15 December 2004 2:20 pm, Jan Elders wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > Some time ago, I installed Ndiswrapper 0.12 on my SuSE
    > 2.6.5-7.111.5-default in order to get my new SMC 2835W wireless LAN card
    > working.
    > (Ndiswrapper is needed because this version of the 2835W uses a Frisbee
    > chip, for which there are no Linux drivers yet)
    >
    > That worked fine .... for a few minutes and then my system "froze".
    > I could not think of a particular reason for that to happen, but I
    > suspected that maybe something was wrong in my kernel.
    > So, I decided to install the latest 2.6.9 kernel from kernel.org.
    > That went well and I could work with the card via ndiswrapper ....... for a
    > while, after which also the 2.6.9 system "froze".
    >
    > I am totally lost where to look for causes / clues.
    > I don't see anything peculiar in my /var/log/messages, but maybe I'm
    > overlooking something ?

    Hi Jan.

    I have a Dell branded card and this used to happen to me also. One thing you
    need to check is that your ifcfg-wlan0 file in /etc/sysconfig/network is
    properly configured.

    If you run the wireless configuration utility in Yast, it will actually fill
    in all the values for you that you will need in that file.

    Also, make sure you disable your eth0 connection before actually turning up
    your wireless card:

    ifdown eth0

    then run: modprobe ndiswrapper which will enable your card.

    If that doesn't work, I would try searching your entire hard drive for
    *ndiswrapper* and remove any file you find. Then reinstall ndiswrapper from
    scratch.

    Did you download your windows drivers from the known list of drivers on the
    ndiswrapper sourceforge page or did you download drivers from your
    manufacturer? I've noticed the drivers they list on sourceforge works
    better.

    Hope that helps. 

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