These aren't necessarily CAB files. These are self-extracting archives which means there is a binary component and that was almost certainly written for windows. I suppose these could run in a windows emulator like WINE if you really don't have access to a Windows machine.

Ok. So I found a windows system.

The two EXE expanded out into some files and 3 subdirectories.

The AR and IF subdirectories have .inf files with the same names. Which set shoudl I install?

Or do I have to do trial and error?

Shinobi

OK, you need both the .inf and .sys files. If they are broken out by OS, try the XP drivers first, but there could easily be some trial and error here. Just to be safe, make sure you have a way to copy them all to your linux box.

HangDog42

I know you are busy with answering questions , but could you please comment my query:

Is there any way I can upload to this forum the printed screen ,that I snapshotted for the( /usr )directory from my Windows XP via small program called explore2fs.exe, to show to you,,,because I can not distinguish which file is belong to Linux and which I can remove it!!!

Thanks

Hangdog , Zillah,

My apologies if I stepped into your conversation.

I'll start another thread if you can tell me how to actually create one.

I don't think LQO allows screenshots to be posted. You do have a couple of options however. First, you could post the text output of ls /usr. It might be long, but it would work. Second, if you can find a place to post the image, like a personal web site, you could post the link.

No apologies necessary, this is a public forum. However, this thread is getting rather long and rambling and my guess is that very, very few people are paying attention to it anymore, so you may not be getting as many eyeballs as you could. If you want to start a new thread, just click on the "New Thread" button at the top of every forum. Up to you.

HANGDOG

from a previous post:

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Disregard my last post about not being able to find my friday posts.

Hangdog: I went to the site from your liink and downloaded the following because it matched the output of the lspci:

02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 03)

As you can see the BCM4309 matches the chipset below (from the web site) and also the revision number


Card : Dell Truemobile 1400 minipci 54mbps
Chipset : Broadcom BCM4309 (rev 03)
pciid: 14e4:4324
Driver : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R76521na.EXE (use bcmwl5a.inf in directory AR)
Other : Works with WEP and WPA with either CCMP/AES or TKIP ciphers.


I ran:

# ndiswrapper -i R76521na.EXE

# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
bcmsmwdm hardware present,fuzzy
r76521na.exe hardware NOT present

Then the above shows hardware NOT present.

As I stated from the dell website it states that this Laptop has a BCM1450 even though the lspci output shows a BCM4309 chipset?

Card : Dell Truemobile 1400 minipci 802.11a/b/g
Chipset : Broadcom BCM4309 (rev 02)
pciid: 14e4:4324
Driver : ftp://ftp.dell.com/network/R74092us.EXE
Other : (use bcmwl5a.inf in AR directory) Works with WEP and WPA with either CCMP/AES or TKIP ciphers.
I downloaded the other driver show 4309 (rev02)

which matches the descript on the dell site even though the rev # does not match.

So I searched for a BCM1450 per the Dell web site and came up empty.

Now what?

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I installed the drivers under the r74092.exe which has 3 subdirs (ar, dellsys, ir)

This is the message I get:
# ndiswrapper -i bcmw15a.inf
Installing bcmw15a
cp: cannot stat `bcmw15a.inf': No such file or directory

and

# ndiswrapper -i bcmw15.inf
Installing bcmw15
cp: cannot stat `bcmw15.inf': No such file or directory


# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
bcmsmwdm hardware present,fuzzy
bcmw15 hardware NOT present
bcmw15a hardware NOT present

I triied the other set as well without success.

Any ideas.

OK, I see a couple of potential problems here:
As you seem to have later found out, you first have to extract the .EXE on a Windows box and get the .inf and .sys files

I'm betting that you need to include the full path to the .inf file. Try ndiswrapper -i /path/to/bcmwl5a.inf Also be sure that you aren't having a font probelm. That letter before the 5 is and l (L, LIMA) not the number 1 (one).

Until you get success on the ndiswrapper -i step, there is no point in going any farther.

For most drivers you won't need access to a Windows box. The *.exe is actually just a self extracting zip file.
Otherwise you an use a utility called unshield to extract the file out of the installshield installer.

You are also spot on about the driver INF name. I'm also using a card utilizing the broadcom chipset (linksys MWP54G v2) and the file name is actually bcmwl5.inf, not bcmw15.inf (it is spelled with a lower case "L")

I really appreciate if you can tell where we can post our problem related to partition issue and magic partition,,,,because I posted my problem in other forums but still there is no reply!!

Thanks

The reason I suggested posting in other forums is that this thread is rather long and meandering and I doubt many people are reading through it. You're certainly welcome to post problems here, but I can guarentee that you're getting a limited viewership.

If you're having trouble getting answers in other forums, bump them once or twice (but be sure to give it 24 hours before bumping). Sometimes with the volume on this site, posts get pushed down before anyone answers.

HangDog42

I have unlocated space in my extended Linux partitions,,,,I want to increase the size of ((/usr)),,,,how can I merge unlocated space with ((/usr)) file system?

can I do it by using magic partition?

Or I have to do it while I am in single user mode?

Is there any affect on the existing data on the /usr ,when I try to merge?

Thanks

While I was writing this post ,,I found this article,,,but it is not suit ,,because I can not access my linux OS(As I mentioned before /usr used about 92% of the space that has been located to it).

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...?threadid=1616

I'm no expert here, but you should be able to increase the size of /usr with Partition Magic (if you have it) if PM understands the file system you use. I think ReisersFS is one it might not. However, if you do mess with /usr, be sure to do backups first beacause my experience with re-sizing partitions is that you have a very significant chance of hosing the partition. I tried to resize a partition on one of my Slack boxes using QTParted after booting from a Knoppix disk and managed to completely screw up the disk. At least I got the partition sizes right on the subsequent re-install........

You can't have the disk mounted if you want to re-partition it. Partition Magic has some sort of OS on it, or you could try booting from a CD distro like Knoppix.

By the way, something got screwed up when you posted that link. It doesn't work.

I have got many things to ask you:

What is ReisersFS?

What is QTParted?

How can I do backup,,and I can not access my linux OS?


Do you mean that partition magic can resize linux patition although it is mounted?

If I boot from Knoppix,,,what can I do after that,,,can I access my file systems or does that CD include any utilities to
do patitioning ?

I do not why,,, try again with this link:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...?threadid=1616


What is your comment about this ,,,Is it similar to my case?

http://lists.klug.on.ca/archive/publ.../msg00013.html

by the way,,this thread becamre too long,,,what is your ggestion,,because I have got many questions in top of my head

It is a journaled filesystem like ext3. Most linux distros offer it as one of the file system options.

QTParted is an open-source program for re-partitioning disks with similar function to Partition Magic. It is included on Knoppix, but is available for use on any linux distro.

I'm not sure I understand this. Before you repartition your disk, you want your valuable data someplace other than that disk, like a CD or tape. If you currently can't access your linux OS, can you boot from Knoppix and then access the disk that way? Knoppix usually automounts any hard drives it finds.

No. Partition Magic lets you do the set-up work with the drive mounted, but when it comes time to actually do the re-partitioning, it reboots the computer and runs off of the OS it has on the CD. Of course this means you have to be able to boot from the CD. With Knoppix and QTParted you have to unmount the drive (if Knoppix mounted it) before you can re-partition it.

OK, now it works. That thread is talking about the command line parted program. I think QTParted is exactly the same thing only with a GUI interface. My guess is that QTParted uses parted.

That is really up to you. This place is all about asking questions, so you should be able to post the questions you have in new threads.