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I think you may need the linux-headers??

try

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.10 (enter your version of linux headers or usr the synaptic package manager)

then retry :)

EDIT.
even better, install ndiswrapper as such

Code:

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

from where do i install the headers as mentioned above..and cud u please explain me the meaning of this

Quote:

enter your version of linux headers or usr the synaptic package manager

and what will the second {edited} part do???
and do u mean i have to open the terminal and copy paste the code ?? if yes then in which directory???

Sorry, I should have been a bit clearer.

Ubuntu already has ndiswrapper in its repositories, so you don't need to install it from source.

just run (in any folder, it doesn't matter)

Code:

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

Now you can continue with "Install Windows driver", from the link I posted earlier.

my system got messed up .. {i tried to do some things which in hindsight i shud not have done ;-) }

so i have now completely reinstalled UBUNTU EDGY...

after the complete reinstall,i have done only these ..

1> installed the ndiswrapper using the command

Code:

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

2> after installing it, i typed in the command

Code:

ndiswrapper -i netslnt.inf

as mentioned in this link

3> now this

Code:

ndiswrapper -l

which displayed

Code:

Installed ndis drivers:

netslnt driver present

4> then i typed in the command

Code:

modprobe ndiswrapper

which gave me this error

Code:

FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid argument

now what shud i do???

please note that i have not even touched the drivers given by the manufacturer ...
and to be slightly more clear, here is the complete log of what transpired on my terminal... { just a copy paste work }

Code:

ashwin@ashwin:~$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

Password:

Reading package lists.. Done

Building dependency tree      

Reading state information... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

  ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.1

Suggested packages:

  ndiswrapper-source

The following NEW packages will be installed:

  ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils ndiswrapper-utils-1.1

0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 0B/47.4kB of archives.

After unpacking 250kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y

Media change: please insert the disc labeled

 'Ubuntu 6.10 _Edgy Eft_ - Release i386 (20061025.1)'

in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter



Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-common.

(Reading database ... 88029 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking ndiswrapper-common (from .../ndiswrapper-common_1.18-1ubuntu2_all.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-utils-1.1.

Unpacking ndiswrapper-utils-1.1 (from .../ndiswrapper-utils-1.1_1.1-5_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-utils.

Unpacking ndiswrapper-utils (from .../ndiswrapper-utils_1.1-5_all.deb) ...

Setting up ndiswrapper-common (1.18-1ubuntu2) ...

Setting up ndiswrapper-utils-1.1 (1.1-5) ...



Setting up ndiswrapper-utils (1.1-5) ...

ashwin@ashwin:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -i netslnt.inf

Installing netslnt

ashwin@ashwin:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -l

Installed ndis drivers:

netslnt driver present 

ashwin@ashwin:~$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid argument

ashwin@ashwin:~$

I'm going to take a stab here and say that the version of ndiswrapper wasn't compiled against the kernel that you have. I don't use Ubuntu but there must be some way to investigate whether that version of ndiswrapper is compiled against the same kernel source for the kernel you're running. Damn dependencies... :( Once that's straightened out then you shouldn't have any problems.

Also, ndiswrapper -m should take care of adding the alias to /etc/modprobe.conf for you. You shouldn't have to edit that unless ndiswrapper -m fails.

EDIT: I did a little poking around and I found this at ubuntuguide.org. Check that out a little bit. I guess there's some bug with Edgy that was fixed with ndiswrapper-utils-1.8 so you have to specify the 1.8 when you apt-get so you get the right one. Good luck!