"FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found"
 

I have done a apt-cache search ndiswrapper, and installed everything I can find.

The ndiswrapper utility seems to work just fine.

But, when I do a modprobe ndiswrapper, I always get that error.

# ndiswrapper -l
Installed drivers:
net8185 driver installed, hardware present
# depmod -a
# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found

Any ideas?

Not to sound trivial but...have you rebooted the computer?


if you have do a search for ndiswrapper via locate and you should be able to find the module somewhere. My guess is that you haven't rebooted, or that the ndiswrapper version was compiled for a different kernel.

I've re-booted several times. I'm fairly sure that ndiswrapper was compiled for the current kernel. How do I test?

I'm having the same problem. Did anyone find a solution?

I'd run module-assistant and re-compile/install the module.

lsmod?
 

What does lsmod show you?

Thank you for responding. But, I posted my original message well over one year ago. I gave up on this a long time ago.

Doh! Happy 2007!

I figured it out. If you are using another disto, your problem may be similar. The ubuntu package for ndiswrapper does not include the module. I think the module is in the restricted drivers package. I removed that package and compiled my own kernel. I also removed restricted drivers manager and downloaded the a driver from nvidia.com. If you want the module for ndiswrapper, you should download the source code and compile it.

nope, you just have to use m-a... just install ndiswrapper-common module-assistant and the headers for your kernel. Then run m-a a-i ndiswrapper. That's it ;)