ndiwrapper

[Eric Tanguy]

Le mardi 07 décembre 2004 à 20:22 -0600, Jeff Vian a écrit :
> 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. 
> 
ok but i have the same problem when i do "ifconfig eth0 down" and the
remove the card the system hung. So i tried to unload the driver first.
Eric

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