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merseyman 02-03-2008 12:25 PM
ndiswrapper
 
how do i know if i have ndiswrapper installed and how do i install the drivers off a cd too run my wireless connection?

David1357 02-03-2008 03:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by merseyman (Post 3044728)
how do i know if i have ndiswrapper installed and how do i install the drivers off a cd too run my wireless connection?
The following commands will show you if you have the ndiswrapper driver installed
Code:
[machine:~]:pushd /lib/modules/`uname -r`
/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-386 ~
[machine:/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-386]:find . -name 'ndiswrapper*' -print
./kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper
./kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko
The ndiswrapper.ko is the kernel module for ndiswrapper. Mandriva probably has a package manager that you could use to query for this information, but I have never used Mandriva.

ernie 02-03-2008 05:40 PM
Yes it does. You can use the GUI Software Installer and search for ndiswrapper in the search box at the top of the window using the default search option to search in names. Any packages with the string ndiswrapper in their names will be listed. A green check mark at the left of a line indicates the package is installed.

Alternatively, you could open a terminal window, su to root, then run the following command:
Code:
urpmi ndiswrapper
If ndiswrapper is installed, urpmi will exit with a message to that effect. If it is not installed, urpmi will install it.

HTH,

reddazz 02-03-2008 06:25 PM
To find out if a package is installed on systems that use rpm, you can do
Code:
$rpm -qa | grep -i packagename
So for ndiswrapper, you would do
Code:
$rpm -qa | grep -i ndiswrapper
If ndiswrapper is installed, the output from that command should show you the version. If its not installed, then you won't get any output.

To install wireless drivers, you should be able to do something like
Code:
ndiswrapper -i /path/to/driver.inf
Detailed info is available here.


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