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 spi
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
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.
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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
