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19 years ago

cardbus WiFi card

Does anybody know if NDISWRAPPER works with uCLinux/NiosII ?

This wrapper is used to emulate NDIS Windows drivers ( http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif ) under Linux and is used mainly for Wifi cards.

Since there is generally no Linux driver for such cards, I would like to know if it is possible to interface a CardBus (32 bit PCMCIA) compliant WiFi card with the Altera PCI IP, then use NDISWRAPPER using Windows driver.

Any help or experience would be appreciated http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

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    19 years ago

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    originally posted by bigboss25@Apr 25 2006, 12:04 AM

    does anybody know if ndiswrapper works with uclinux/niosii ?

    this wrapper is used to emulate ndis windows drivers ( http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#emo_dir#>/tongue.gif ) under linux and is used mainly for wifi cards.

    since there is generally no linux driver for such cards, i would like to know if it is possible to interface a cardbus (32 bit pcmcia) compliant wifi card with the altera pci ip, then use ndiswrapper using windows driver.

    any help or experience would be appreciated http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#emo_dir#>/smile.gif

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    We can not use NDIS wrapper.

    They are x86 objecode. And can not run on nios2.

    You have to use a a card with portable driver source. You may check the intel&#39;s card drivers on sf.net . (I can&#39;t recall the project name.)