[herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper

[Motson]

ndis driver rt2500usb does not get loaded

more info on the problem
-----------------------------------

#ndiswrapper -v
utils Error: no version specified!
driver version: 1.37
vermagic: 2.6.20-9-generic SMP mod_unload 586

#dmesg | grep ndis
.Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.829703] ndiswrapper (wrapper_exit:114): Enter
Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.829706] ndiswrapper (loader_exit:885): Enter
Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.829877] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.829941] ndiswrapper (loader_exit:896): Exit
Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.829942] ndiswrapper (usb_exit:165): Exit
Mar 5 16:45:11 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 171.830041] ndiswrapper (ndis_exit:49): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.119859] ndiswrapper version 1.37 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.119939] ndiswrapper (add_bus_driver:382): bus driver PCI is at f7ffcba8
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.120006] ndiswrapper (add_bus_driver:382): bus driver USB is at f7ffcaa8
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.120130] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:610): Enter called for 8086:244e:0000:0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.120131] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 8086, 244e, 0000, 0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121024] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121143] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 8086:244e; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121145] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121146] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:619): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121360] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:610): Enter called for 8086:2810:1043:81ec
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.121362] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 8086, 2810, 1043, 81ec
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122057] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122139] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 8086:2810; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122141] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122142] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:619): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122215] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:610): Enter called for 8086:283e:1043:81ec
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122217] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 8086, 283e, 1043, 81ec
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122838] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122893] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 8086:283e; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122895] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.122896] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:619): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.123172] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:610): Enter called for 10de:0392:1682:2221
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.123174] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 10de, 0392, 1682, 2221
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.123809] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.124108] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 10de:0392; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.124110] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.124111] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_pci_device:619): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.174191] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_usb_device:669): Enter 131d, 0105, 0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.174285] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 131d, 0105, 0000, 0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.174998] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.175081] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 131d:0105; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.175082] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.175084] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_usb_device:706): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.259445] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_usb_device:669): Enter 13b1, 000d, 0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.259529] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:691): Enter 13b1, 000d, 0000, 0000
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.260201] ndiswrapper (wrapper_ioctl_release:848): Enter
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.260281] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:722): couldn't load device 13b1:000d; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.260282] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_device:723): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.260283] ndiswrapper (wrap_pnp_start_usb_device:706): Exit
Mar 5 16:46:34 P5B-Conroe kernel: [ 255.260494] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

No more info loadndisdriver found in any log

[Aldin K (aldin)]

i almost have the same problem but i use bcmwl5.inf file for my wlan card:

02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

there is bcm43xx module that ships with kernel, which i remove with rmmod, after that

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.8
sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
aldin@testing:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

aldin@testing:~$

and i have no eth1 or wlan0 (on dapper & edgy i had interface)

but now (herd5 03.march) i got no interface for my wlancard, btw i got no errors or warnings too (btw on dapper and edgy this procedure was ok)

only this get in dmesg (concerning ndiswrapper)

[ 1180.524000] ndiswrapper version 1.30 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
[ 1180.688000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 1195.788000] usbcore: deregistering interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 1244.740000] ndiswrapper version 1.30 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
[ 1244.900000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

[Aldin K (aldin)]

just to add, i've installed ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 and it is working!
kernel is 2.6.20-9-generic, now i have wlan0 interface which works

only "bug" is when i want to use ad-hoc mode, my connection last for about few minutes or sometimes even less that that... tested it few times, it repeats.

dmesg is pretty ok though...

[ 2204.924000] ndiswrapper version 1.30 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
[ 2204.964000] ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5 (Broadcom,04/21/2005, 3.100.65.1) loaded
[ 2204.964000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 2204.976000] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 22
[ 2205.636000] wlan0: ethernet device 00:14:a5:6b:78:df using NDIS driver: bcmwl5, version: 0x3644101, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: '', 14E4:4318.5.conf
[ 2205.636000] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
[ 2205.708000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 2205.836000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

[Motson (gj-vanthof-hotmail)]

I´ll give it a try today

Thanks for letting me know.

Geert-Jan

<html><div><P>Geert-Jan van ´t Hof</P></div></html>

>From: aldin <email address hidden>
>Reply-To: Bug 89896 <email address hidden>
>To: <email address hidden>
>Subject: [Bug 89896] Re: [herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:33:55 -0000
>
>just to add, i've installed ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 and it is working!
>kernel is 2.6.20-9-generic, now i have wlan0 interface which works
>
>only "bug" is when i want to use ad-hoc mode, my connection last for
>about few minutes or sometimes even less that that... tested it few
>times, it repeats.
>
>dmesg is pretty ok though...
>
>[ 2204.924000] ndiswrapper version 1.30 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
>[ 2204.964000] ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5 (Broadcom,04/21/2005, 3.100.65.1)
>loaded
>[ 2204.964000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low)
>-> IRQ 22
>[ 2204.976000] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 22
>[ 2205.636000] wlan0: ethernet device 00:14:a5:6b:78:df using NDIS driver:
>bcmwl5, version: 0x3644101, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: '',
>14E4:4318.5.conf
>[ 2205.636000] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2,
>WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
>[ 2205.708000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>[ 2205.836000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
>
>--
>[herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper
>https://launchpad.net/bugs/89896

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[odolphi (eodolphi)]

My SMCWUSBT-G-EU wireless usb also doesn't work in feisty herd 5

#ndiswrapper -v

installed drivers:
athfmwdl driver installed, harware (1690:0713) present
net5523 driver installed

#dmesg |grep ndis

ndiswrapper version 1.38 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper: driver athfmwdl (,12/05/2003, 1.00.001) loaded
ndiswrapper (miniport_init:265): assuming WDM (non-ndis) driver

#iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions

eth0 no wireless extensions

[Aldin K (aldin)]

as i said it works for me with ndiswrapper-utils-1.9, just try to upgrade ur system on v1.9

aldin@domacin:~$ dpkg -l |grep ndis
ii ndiswrapper-common 1.30-1ubuntu1 Common scripts required to use the utilities
ii ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 1.30-1ubuntu1 Userspace utilities for the ndiswrapper linu
aldin@domacin:~$

[odolphi (eodolphi)]

This is with ndiswrapper-utils-1.9

I just noticed more thing are wrong removing the usb stick gives more errors: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
[ 7061.733584] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual
address 00000064
[ 7061.733591] printing eip:
[ 7061.733594] e0cbd1c6
[ 7061.733596] *pde = 00000000
[ 7061.733602] Oops: 0000 [#1]
[ 7061.733604] SMP
[ 7061.733609] Modules linked in: nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat binfmt_misc r
fcomm l2cap bluetooth ppdev radeon drm speedstep_lib cpufreq_stats cpufreq_power
save cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand freq_table pcc_acpi
 dev_acpi tc1100_wmi sony_acpi dock sbs i2c_ec i2c_core asus_acpi battery backli
ght container video button ac ndiswrapper ipv6 sbp2 lp fuse snd_intel8x0 snd_ac9
7_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss joydev snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_
oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi irda pcmcia crc_ccitt parport_pc parport snd_seq_mi
di_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device pcspkr snd soundcore snd_page_alloc ps
mouse yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core intel_agp agpgart serio_raw iTCO_w
:
dt iTCO_vendor_support shpchp pci_hotplug af_packet tsdev evdev ext3 jbd mbcache
 sg sr_mod cdrom sd_mod 8139too piix generic ata_generic usb_storage libusual at
a_piix libata scsi_mod ohci1394 ieee1394 8139cp mii uhci_hcd usbcore thermal pro
cessor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor vesafb capability commoncap
[ 7061.733729] CPU: 0
[ 7061.733730] EIP: 0060:[<e0cbd1c6>] Tainted: P VLI
[ 7061.733732] EFLAGS: 00010286 (2.6.20-10-generic #2)
[ 7061.733778] EIP is at miniport_pnp_event+0x26/0x110 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.733782] eax: c0000001 ebx: c2b85400 ecx: db67e9c0 edx: 00000002
[ 7061.733786] esi: d964c8e0 edi: 00000000 ebp: c2b85400 esp: c169dd14
[ 7061.733789] ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068
[ 7061.733793] Process khubd (pid: 1977, ti=c169c000 task=dff88030 task.ti=c169c
000)
[ 7061.733796] Stack: c019fbc8 dfa6ed44 d964c154 d964c194 00000000 db67eae0 d964
c8e0 c169de70
[ 7061.733806] e0cbe206 db67eae0 d964c0c0 00000000 00000003 00000296 0000
0002 00000040
[ 7061.733815] dfd2ac00 00000296 e088aa75 00000000 e0889b4a dfd2ac00 e088
aca0 00000000
[ 7061.733825] Call Trace:
[ 7061.733828] [<c019fbc8>] inotify_d_instantiate+0x18/0x80
[ 7061.733867] [<e0cbe206>] NdisDispatchPnp+0x126/0xd80 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.733923] [<e088aa75>] usbfs_conn_disc_event+0x25/0x30 [usbcore]
:
[ 7061.733967] [<e0889b4a>] usbfs_notify+0x9a/0x380 [usbcore]
[ 7061.734028] [<c011de41>] __activate_task+0x21/0x40
[ 7061.734049] [<c0120206>] try_to_wake_up+0x46/0x480
[ 7061.734117] [<e0cb7478>] IoAllocateIrp+0x68/0xa0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734163] [<e0cb7f85>] IoBuildAsynchronousFsdRequest+0x35/0x170 [ndiswrapp
er]
[ 7061.734189] [<e0cb25c1>] get_current_nt_thread+0xc1/0xf0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734219] [<e0cb80db>] IoQueueThreadIrp+0x1b/0x130 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734255] [<e0cb711a>] IofCallDriver+0x3a/0xa0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734305] [<e0cbc89b>] IoSendIrpTopDev+0xbb/0x120 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734384] [<e0cbc973>] pnp_remove_device+0x73/0x1d0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 7061.734444] [<e0882cf0>] usb_unbind_interface+0x50/0xa0 [usb...

[odolphi (eodolphi)]

Oh, and I forgot, after that usb stop working all together.

[Motson (gj-vanthof-hotmail)]

Installed ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 version 1.30-1ubuntu1 and got the ndiswrapper kernelmodule loaded (I had to blacklist the rt2570 kernelmodule)

Now the rausb0 (no wlan0) device is present, attached wpa_supplicant to the device rausb0 and got the network working.

this is working for the kernel 2.6.20-9 and 2.6.20-10.

[golfbuf (golfbuf)]

On feisty with ndiswrapper 1.38, I get the error "windows driver not 32-bit" and wlan0 is not created.

I'm running feisty 2.6.20-11-generic and have been unable to get my dell 1500n wireless working under ndiswrapper. But, the wifi works under edgy with ndiswrapper 1.3.1. On feisty, the latest update to ndiswrapper 1.38 should have fixed it, but now I get a strange error about 32-bit.

golfbuf :~$ modinfo ndiswrapper
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.20-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/misc/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko
license: GPL
version: 1.38
description: NDIS wrapper driver
author: ndiswrapper team <email address hidden>
srcversion: BAC0B2B6ECA821BB17E1CCA
depends: usbcore
vermagic: 2.6.20-11-generic SMP mod_unload 586
parm: if_name:Network interface name or template (default:
wlan%d) (charp)
parm: proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc
(default: 0). (int)
parm: proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc
(default: 0). (int)
parm: debug:debug level (int)
parm: hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for
checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int)

I'm using the same dell driver that I have use before, and the one recommended on the ndiswrapper wiki:

63. Card: Dell Wireless 1500 (802.11draft-n/a/g) WLAN MiniCard

  * Chipset: Broadcom BCM4321(?) (rev 01)
  * pciid: 14e4:4328
  * Driver: http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R129083.EXE
  * Other: ndiswrapper v1.22-rc1, Ubuntu kernel 2.6.15-26-386

golfbuf :~$ ndiswrapper -l
installed drivers:
bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware (14E4:4328) present

When I modprobe, it does not activate it. The dmesg errors are:

golfbuf :~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

golfbuf :~$ sudo iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

golfbuf :~$ dmesg
[ 184.324000] ndiswrapper version 1.38 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
[ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:159): kernel is 32-bit, but
Windows driver is not 32-bit;bad magic: 020B
[ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:216): couldn't prepare
driver 'bcmwl5'
[ 184.484000] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:118): couldn't load
driver bcmwl5; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'

The system log has the same messages.

[Mark Reitblatt (mark-reitblatt)]

golfbuf:

The problem you are describing sounds like a different bug than the one reported here. Please open another bug, and put all of that info in there. Feel free to let me know the number of the new bug report.

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

I strongly encourage you to produce appropriate debug-information and report this bug upstream.
Instructions on this including the actual link for reporting can be found at http://ndiswrapper.sf.net/wiki/Bugs

[Garo Yeriazarian (garoyeri)]

I'm having the same issue with an AirLink AWLL4030 (it uses the same net5523 and athfwdl drivers.

It looks like ndiswrapper 1.39 fixed this issue though:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=495978&group_id=93482

Changes:
* An smp issue is fixed
* When initializing a card that supports 802.11a and either 802.11g or b, set
  the mode to 802.11g or b, as 802.11a is far less common
* Added support for driver for Atheros device with PCI ID 168C:1014
* Fixed issue with initializing athfmwdl driver (for atheros USB cards)

(that last one looks like the problem we're having with the Atheros-based USB wireless adapters)

[Garo Yeriazarian (garoyeri)]

I tested the latest version 1.42 of ndiswrapper and it works now. I can plug and unplug the dongle with sheer impunity and the driver doesn't crash.

There is still one problem though: I cannot start the laptop with the USB dongle in. I have to wait until I log in, then attach the dongle.

[Garo Yeriazarian (garoyeri)]

Ok, one more update. I found something on the ndiswrapper mailing list archives:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1163487957.19940.9.camel%40bds.jh1.ucs-software.co.za

Apparently, the way the hardware is, it requires a power off to reset the firmware. If you leave it in an reboot, it will not properly come back up. So, the workaround is to do a shut down if you want to leave the dongle in the computer. If not, you have to remove the dongle and put it back in when you reboot. I don't think it works properly if you leave it in while it is booting up, you need to:

sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

to reset it.

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

odolühi, use the latest ndiswrapper (currently this is 1.43) and uninstall the drivers and install the latest drivers from Atheros.

golfbuf, your problem isn't related to this bug, nor is it a bug. You have to use the correct driver. Use a 32bit-driver if you are running a 32it-Ubuntu (i386). (If you plan to use ndiswrapper under amd64, use a 64bit-driver.)

Garo, your issue sounds more like a network-manager issue, network-manager sometimes interferes with ifup/down.
Instead of sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper; sudo modprobe ndiswrapper use sudo ifdown wlan0; sudo ifup wlan0 and report if this works.

[Garo Yeriazarian (garoyeri)]

I believe I had tried that earlier... I don't have access to the card / laptop now, but will try it out when I get a chance.

However, just as a smell test, the explanation about the firmware loading makes more sense since ndiswrapper is loaded before NetworkManager even starts and my dmesg log spits out the error messages (I forget what they were exactly) before the networking init script runs. In these cases, I don't think it creates the wlan0 device at all.

The current user of the laptop with the wireless dongle is happy that it works, but just has to remember to always shut down the PC instead of rebooting.

[Santiago Zarate (foursixnine)]

In fact, today i installed Hardy alpha... and this problem is present.... i even compiled ndiswrapper, but still the light for the wlan stuff didnt changed to blue (which is the color for when it is up...) if you need any nfo ill be glad to post it here

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

I doubt that all these problems are really the same bug.
Please report your problems seperately. It is very likely that the initial problem in the original bugreport is solved. Therefore I'm closing this bug.

All others who still have problems should file a new bug. The initial reporter can reopen this bug if he still experiences it.