Installing ndiswrapper on Linpus(Fedora) - Last resort
 

This question is my last ditch effort to this, so ANY help is GREATLY appreciated!!!

Basically, I need to install ndiswrapper on Linpus Lite (which is based on Fedora) so that I can use my Sierra Wireless broadband card.

I have made many different attempts, including using the official linux driver supplied by Sierra Wireless.

I added the ATrpms repository to yum.conf, and then typed:

The response:

It appears I need to add this missing dependency.

If someone could please give me an answer on how to do this.

I was previously in the mood for a technical answer, however a "for dummies" explanation would be preferred.

Thank You,
ACSUSA

I'm guessing that you need to do a general update first. Follow these steps :-

1. sudo yum clean all
2. sudo yum update
3. sudo yum install ndiswrapper

The first command cleans all your yum downloads and cache. The second will update you to the latest kernel, and the third will install ndiswrapper for the latest updated kernel.

Good luck.

Big error list
 

OK, tried this.

response to sudo yum clean all:
...can't tell if it actually did anything.

The response to sudo yum update seems to reveal a bigger problem. It prints a huge list. The first half talks about setting dependencies to updated & processing them. But the last part prints tons of "Missing Dependency" errors. It's so long I can't print it all, but here is a snippet:
However, I don't see vmlinuz-2.6.26.6-49.fc8, the one I need in the error list.

Hmm...

OK. You have what is commonly called "dependency hell". Did you try to install ndiswrapper BEFORE you added the atrpms repos? If you did and it didn't work, then the ndiswrapper is not part of the normal install for Linpus Lite (this doesn't sound right).

I would disable the atrpms repo first, then follow the same steps again. The sudo yum clean all did work, it just doesn't tell you much. The command cleans up the whole yum cache so that you start from a "clean slate".

You won't see the vmlinuz as a separate install because it is part of the kernel upgrade.

You almost certainly need to run:
Then yum will operate without unresolved dependencies. ndiswrapper _is_ in the default repos.
For more info, see <this-URL-that-this-forum-won't-allow-me-to-post>

Edit: when I said, "in the default repos", I didn't mention that you would want to run this first:
You can then just use:

Ndiswrapper for Fedora 11.
 

Thank you!

This write-up helped me install ndiswrapper for my WN121T. The wireless usb works very well in Fedora 11.