ndiwrapper

[Jeff Vian]

On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 19:52 +0100, Eric Tanguy wrote:
> I use ndiswrapper 0.12 with my usb wifi dongle. I notice a big problem :
> when i try to unload the driver (modprobe -r ndiswrapper) the system
> hangs immediately and i can only switch off the computer. Any idea ?
> Thanks
> 
Why remove the driver?

For me ndiswrapper loads when I boot my laptop.
The card is not activated until I insert it, and the interface is
activated at that time.

I can do an "ifconfig eth0 down" then remove the card without ever
unloading the drivers, and simply plug it back in to reactivate it.

I do not see a need to 'unload' the driver since ndiswrapper is a kernel
module that activates other things.  Also, with there are several
threads related to problems in unloading modules on the 2.6 kernels. 

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