I updated the package to the new upstream version 1.21 (old one was 1.18), as usual it's available in the grml-repos. Can you please try that?

wget http://grml.org/repos/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17-grml_1.21-1+grml.06_i386.d eb dpkg -i ndiswrapper-modules*.deb

regards, -mika

dear mika and friends,

please tell me if I am being a pain in the ass, as I am trying to help, even though I am a non-coder, and do not have money to give you.

here is lsmod from the new live cd:

Module Size Used by ndiswrapper 145232 0 speedstep_centrino 6768 1 freq_table 4384 1 speedstep_centrino cpufreq_userspace 4128 1 af_packet 16136 0 ntfs 221112 1 video 13444 0 thermal 11016 0 processor 22088 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal fan 4100 0 container 4096 0 button 5776 0 battery 8324 0 ac 4356 0 fuse 29960 0 pcmcia 27836 0 slamr 373572 0 ungrab_winmodem 2816 0 snd_intel8x0 26396 0 snd_intel8x0m 13452 5 snd_ac97_codec 80288 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m snd_ac97_bus 2944 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss 32384 0 snd_mixer_oss 14336 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 64132 6 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 17540 1 snd_pcm bcm43xx 397952 0 snd 41220 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer yenta_socket 21132 1 rsrc_nonstatic 10624 1 yenta_socket intel_agp 18844 1 bcm5700 129004 0 i2c_i801 8076 0 joydev 8128 0 tsdev 6592 0 soundcore 7776 1 snd tg3 88836 0 ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211 snd_page_alloc 7944 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm i2c_core 16128 1 i2c_i801 evdev 7808 0 agpgart 24164 1 intel_agp pcmcia_core 31128 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic pcspkr 3328 0 rtc 7440 0 unionfs 72736 1 sbp2 18824 0 ohci1394 27440 0 ieee1394 274136 2 sbp2,ohci1394 usb_storage 67648 0 ohci_hcd 16772 0 uhci_hcd 18440 0 ehci_hcd 25608 0 usbcore 96768 6 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd firmware_class 8192 2 pcmcia,bcm43xx

module info

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.17-grml/misc/ndiswrapper.ko author: ndiswrapper team ndiswrapper-general@lists.sourceforge.net description: NDIS wrapper driver version: 1.21 license: GPL vermagic: 2.6.17-grml SMP preempt mod_unload 586 REGPARM gcc-4.1 depends: usbcore srcversion: A357A4A5A3CF24512732DC2 parm: hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int) parm: debug:debug level (int) parm: proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: if_name:Network interface name or template (default: wlan%d) (charp)

Why do these broadcom modules load? (I know they are part of the kernel now, but is there a possibility of conflict?)

ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211

Is there an easy way for a novice to check for irq conflicts?

Please accept my apologies for my ignorance.

Best Martin