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FC4 Updated Kernel & Ndiswrapper - SOLVED

I updated the kernel on my laptop to 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 and updated ndiswrapper utilizing yum after the kernel was installed. I updated using the following command:

Code:

yum -y install kernel-module-ndiswrapper-$(uname -r)

Prior to upgrading my kernel, my integrated wireless network card was working just fine. Post-upgrade, it will not start. The light on the laptop continually flahses extremely fast and the machine will not boot until I press the button to disable/discontinue the wlan initialization. No exceptions, no core dumps... nuffin'. :scratch:

The laptop is an HP L2000 LE (AMD Turion 64) and, as I stated before, the integrated wlan was working just fine prior to upgrade. I tried completely removing the configuration using the -e option, uninstalling ndiswrapper and then reconfiguring using the instructions I keep for myself on my website (no, I'm not trying to get a self-link in here :p , it's just the best explanation of how I do it from scratch).

Does anyone have any idea what logs I can look at for more information?
Does anyone have any similar issues that they have resolved?

:Pengy:

Thanks once again,
- Rev

Most recent version of ndiswrapper has problem

I think the most recent versions of ndiswrapper have problems with Broadcom cards

The kernel upgrade is fine

Don't upgrade ndiswrapper

Mike

What version of ndiswrapper are you using?

I found it much easier to build ndiswrapper from source. I use ndiswrapper 1.8 with my broadcom card.

Maybe I'll try an ndiswrapper build from source.
I'll post the results when I get a chance.

Until then... I'd still appreciate responses if anyone has any other suggestions.

I compiled from source and followed all the directions from http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net
Still no luck.

I'll keep trying...
Of course, I'll probably be diving into FC5 as soon as I download it.
So I'll probably find some other problems or maybe it'll all just be peachy-keen.

:study:

OK... so here's what's up.
I installed Fedora Core 5 and installed ndiswrapper (1.15) from source.

Basically... I downloaded and did this (assuming you're in the install directory):

Code:

make && make install

ndiswrapper -i <driver_location>

/sbin/depmod -a

ndiswrapper -m

/sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper

OK... awesome. Pretty WLAN light on the laptop.
It's not locking up like it was before.

The problem now is that I can't get it to show up in the Network Configuration UI (I know, I know, but I didn't feel like messing with the command line parameters... <whining>I have a baby diaper to change</whining>). So this thread, I'd say, is pretty much closed.

I'll open up another if I can't figure out how to get the hardware entry into "neat".

:study:

RTFM and ye shall receive.
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...dex.php/Fedora

All is now working peachy-keen.