Hi. I'm new to Linux and I'm not sure this is the appropriate thread to ask this question. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 (with Kernal 2.6.24-19-generic) on an old Pentium III laptop. I was connected to the internet, but my Router went down and I received a new router (Linksys WRT54G). Since I've received the new router I haven't been able to connect to the internet. Im using Linksys WUSB54GC dongle with this setup.
I've re-downloaded NDISWrapper and have tried to install it. I type in the command ndiswrapper -l and get the following:

rt73 : driver installed
device (13B1:0020) present (alternate driver: rt73usb)
wusb54g : driver installed

My first question is:
Does this mean that the usb driver (rt73usb) is installed? If so, how do I make it the default driver?

My next question is:
If it's NOT installed (just merely present) how do I install the usb driver (rt73usb) and make it default and where could it be located?

I've been working on this for weeks (as time allows) and I'm getting pretty frustrated. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to Linux!
That is old!
This means that the rt73 driver is installed. Just what it says. To use the alternate driver, you need to tell ndiswrapper to use it, or you need to manually install it with ndiswrapper. Try to read about ndiswrapper:

> man ndiswrapper

Tell us what distro you are using so that we can be more specific. You need to unload the driver, and then load the other driver. To see what is loaded on your system as modules:

# lsmod

To remove the ndiswrapper module:

# modprobe -r ndiswrapper

Read about how to install the new driver. You may need to use the uninstall command option for ndiswrapper before removing it, and you might not have to remove the ndiswrapper module at all. Read the documentation on it. You can also blacklist the rt73 driver so that it is not used. Find an "ndiswrapper" howto. There are many of them.
Try to ask sooner!

Hi,

I'm using the WUSB54GC adaptor and it works fine for Linux.

You don't really need ndiswrapper.
You can download the source for this usb adaptor on
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Downloads
Choose for rt73

After download, untar it and compile it (README instructions are provided).

If you want automatic internet connection on start up, add the following code to
wlan0 is the name of your wireless interface, it can be something else for you. Check it out by typing
You also need to blacklist some things.
Add the following code to the file:

Which directory do I untar it? I tried four or five directories, but I keep getting error messages like "Command Line Output" and "There is no default action associated with this location".

Ok. I got it onto my desktop. I opened a terminal window in the untared file and opened the README file. The Build Instructions state:

1. Unpack the driver sources and go to the Module directory:
$ tar -xvzf rt73-cvs-daily.tar.gz
$ cd ./rt73-cvs-YYYYMMDDHH/Module

2. Compile the driver sources:
$ make

3. Install the driver (as root):
$ make install

My bash is complaining that -xvzf and xvzf are not commands. I get the error message "-xvzf: command not found" and "xvzf: command not found" :

Did I untar this package correctly? I should be able to see this folder somewhere in my directory tree, but I don't. Also, when I "ls" from the desktop I don't see the folder or the file.

So, my question is... What am I doing wrong and how do I do it correctly?

I guess the tar command is installed on your PC.

You can do the command in a terminal window in your home directory.

It should work.

I did it again to test it and it worked.

Untarring will create a extra directory

Like you state, after that:

2. Compile the driver sources (don't have to be root):
3. Install the driver (as root!):