Re: Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 drivers (?), and NDIS...
Volker <[email protected]>
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On 03/29/07 06:42, Amarendra Godbole wrote: > Hi, > > This might be a slightly offtopic question - I have a bunch of Sierra > Wireless AirCard 555 driver/firmware files, and I am unable to figure > out which is the correct .inf file, or which are the remaining > firmware files. I could only recognize the driver, which had a .sys > extension. These files are: Air555.sys, mdmac555.cat, mfac555.cat, > netac555.inf, MFAC555.INF, mdmac555.inf, netac555.cat. None of the > .inf files give a clue as to which one really belongs to the .sys > file. > > Hence, I tried building the ko, using ndisgen utility, by specifying > .sys as the driver, and netac555.inf as the corresponding .inf files. > Then I specified all the remaining files as additional firmware > files. ndisgen happily built the kernel object, and I was able to > insert it too... > > ...but....no device appeared, no nothing in the syslog too! This > leaves me wondering if I specified the incorrect files... > > Does anyone have an idea as to which will be the correct .inf file, > and which are the firmware files? I'd appreciate help here, I can also > send these file offlist for inspection. Thanks in advance! Amarendra, I don't know exactly that card, but similar ones and I doubt it's a card with a network interface. If I'm not at fault with this, even under Windows it's being seen as either a tty device or a modem device. You should have a look at ubsa(4). HTH, Volker _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"