Wireless Card(s) + NDISWrapper + SuSE 10.2

mk2supra · 05-28-2007, 05:21 PM

Just so everybody knows, I am completely new to Linux minus limited use of Red Hat 6.

I have installed openSuSE 10.2 using disks 1-3 for the standard install. I would like to use one of my wireless cards. I have a D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter (PCMCIA Bus) and an internal Broadcom 802.11b/g card that came with the computer (Presario 2105CA).

I've been browsing around a number of different SuSE forums for information about NDISWrapper. I cannot seem to get it installed wither manually or through YaST.

One forum suggested I use an autoinstaller which I got installed but it wouldn't work with NDIS and another suggested a number of additional wireless files which are only available on disks 4 & 5 (which I have not created).

Being a new user I am easily confused and really need some help getting my head wrapped around this.

SuSE is running the KDE desktop for your reference.

shadowdancer · 05-29-2007, 02:08 PM

ndiswrapper is not difficult.

the step is here:
1. download from http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/
2. copy to your hardisk
3. do command:

Code:

$tar -zxvf ndiswrapper-1.43.tar.gz
$cd ndiswrapper-1.43
$make uninstall
$make
$sudo make install
password:

4. find your windows driver for the WLAN
5. do command(as root):

Code:

#ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
bcmwl5 driver installed:hardware present

the example above is using bcmwl5 (broadcom WLAN), repladce it with your WLAN

if you got different message then:

Code:

yourwlan driver installed:hardware present

then there is something wrong.

you can check the list of driver supported by ndiswrapper.There are probabilities that your driver is not supported although the list is very-very loong.

I have been using ndiswrapper for my BCMWL5 for +/- 6 months with openSUSE 10.x, and there is no problem.

Happy trying...

mk2supra · 05-29-2007, 11:31 PM

Sweet. I will attempt this tonight or tommorow when can find the extra time between work and WoW

sadiqdm · 05-31-2007, 06:01 PM

Even easier, starts YaST got to Software Management and type in ndiswrapper. You'll get it plus some kernel modules. Choose the on ending -kmp-default The others are for multi-core and virtual machine options.

Once you've installed them you can use steps 4 onwards from shadowdancer's post. The Broadcom should work fine. I installed Suse 10.2 on a Dell with that internal card and it works fine. If you need any more info just search on LQ for Broadcom and check you have the right driver.

WesM · 05-31-2007, 07:53 PM

On all of my installations (openSuSE 10.2) the first thing I had to do was check to make sure bcm43xx was not installed.
With su powers, do a lsmod | grep bcm43xx.
If you get a response, remove it with rmmod bcm43xx.
The last thing you'll have to do is blacklist it ( if it was installed) enter "blacklist bcm43xx" at the end of /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.

Wes

Here is the article I use:

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_...ion_under_SUSE

shadowdancer · 06-01-2007, 08:21 AM

Ah yes.. blacklisting the bcm43xx
I forgot to add that. It is important, otherwise the driver may crash.

Thank you very much...

andrewdodsworth · 09-15-2007, 04:18 AM

The other thing I had to do on openSuSE 10.2 on hp laptop AMD Turion 64 was to add

Code:

noacpi

to the boot loader parameters, otherwise ndiswrapper wouldn't load.