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Old 02-27-2010, 10:26 PM   #1
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Need help with ndiswraper!!

I was following the guides i found online and got all the way trough until the ifconfig.
It did not show wlan0.
Please help! how do i set up ndiswraper on a 586 with 32 MB ram.
The network adapter is a belkin wireless stick.
 
Old 02-27-2010, 10:31 PM   #2
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Were you following this one (directions in middle of page)?

http://my.opera.com/lounge/forums/topic.dml?id=141542
 
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First, thank you for the fast response.
I will look at the link.
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:14 PM   #4
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The keyboard stops working as soon as i type
Code:
ifconfig wlan0 up
and press enter.
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:18 PM   #5
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- Have you rebooted yet?

- Whats the output of the command:- ifconfig ?
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:28 PM   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leopard View Post
- Have you rebooted yet?
Just did.
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- Whats the output of the command:- ifconfig ?
Code:
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:33 PM   #7
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Hmm, what is the exact model of your adapter?
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:41 PM   #8
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hmm, what is the exact model of your adapter?
f5d7050
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:44 PM   #9
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Ok.


Try this link, it is your exact model.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-howto-449166/
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:47 PM   #10
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Ok.


Try this link, it is your exact model.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-howto-449166/
No compiler avilable, thats why i am using ndiswrapper.
 
Old 02-27-2010, 11:59 PM   #11
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Someone here on LQ reported success with the Belkin Adapter using the Windoze driver found here:

http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Wi...06_0.0.1.3.exe

Perhaps that may work?
 
  


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