I am getting the following messsages whaen I try to load the drivers in ndiswrapper:

[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -l
Installed drivers:
wusb54gv2 invalid driver!
[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -e WUSB54GV2.inf
Driver WUSB54GV2.inf is not installed.Use -l to list installed drivers
[root@localhost ~]# ndiswrapper -i wusb54gv2.inf
wusb54gv2 is already installed. Use -e to remove it
[root@localhost ~]#

I seem to be in a twilight zone loop. How do I correct the problem, IE get the driver installed?

This is a common newbie mistake, the driver is wusb54gv2 which was loaded by using the installation information file wusb54gv2.inf, so to follow the instructions and remove the wusb54gv2 driver.

To remove it use; ndiswrapper -r wusb54gv2

Do you have the .sys file on your linux box? Also, is your linux box a 64 bit OS and the driver is 32 bit?
Shots in the dark.

Good Luck.

Case sensitive - do ndiswrapper -e wusb54gv2, not ndiswrapper -e WUSB54GV2.inf

I got the driver uninstalled and reinstalled it properly. The problem I am having now is that it won't find the link on reboot. I have to run iwconfig each time I reboot. How do I get the card to be recognized automatically on reboot

Depends on the distro you are using - some you can use an inbuilt configuration utility once your card is recognised, others require some editing of files.

I am running Fedora 5

You need to create a /etc/sysconfig/modules/wlan.modules (you can name it something else if you like) using your choice of text editor as root (to save the file). The contents are;

#!/bin/sh
modprobe ndiswrapper

When done saving the file as root from the console or exterm session do something like;

chmod +x /etc/sysconfig/modules/wlan.modules (or whatever you named the file as)

Heres something else that might help http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ht=ndiswrapper

I tried what Lenard suggested:
You need to create a /etc/sysconfig/modules/wlan.modules (you can name it something else if you like) using your choice of text editor as root (to save the file). The contents are;

#!/bin/sh
modprobe ndiswrapper

When done saving the file as root from the console or exterm session do something like;

chmod +x /etc/sysconfig/modules/wlan.modules

the link still did not come up on reboot. I still have to type the iwconfig commands to get the link up

Beagle2, I read your link and I am not sure what I should type for the second line

modprobe ndiswrapper
modprobe snd-intel8x0m < what is this referring to?

Go on to the ndiswrapper wiki and there are more steps like ndiswrapper -m... modprobe ndiswrapper...... It will then put it on for good

I have already done the instructions from ndiswrapper wiki
and still no luck on reboot

ok you can ignore that second line - it just refers to the original poster's sound module. You can try instructions here to get it up on boot - http://www.linuxelectrons.com/articl...40507104718960, the Fedora Core Setup part looks like what you need.

I have done:

You can have your NIC detected at boot by issuing the command /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -m. This will modify your /etc/modprobe.conf by adding the following the line: alias wlan0 ndiswrapper and actually put in the alias line into the modprobe.conf. No luck. I am going to give up trying the stated ways and would like to run the following script, that will bring up the link light:

How do I run the following script
iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
iwconfig wlan0 key restricted xxxxxxxxxx
iwconfig wlan0 essid 'dsln'