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Old 09-10-2005, 05:55 PM   #1
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"Invalid driver" Slack 10.1


Hey, Ive got slackware 10.1 and I installed ndiswrapper without a hitch, but when I say "ndiswrapper -i (Directory" it installs my driver, but when ndiswrapper -l is typed. It says "Invalid driver" I looked in the /etc/ndiswrapper folder and everything is there...but no internet or "valid" adapter.

I have a USB MN510 adapter...thanks for the help.

BTW Slack sees my adapter under the USB devices list.
 
Old 09-11-2005, 02:14 AM   #2
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Where did you get your driver?
 
Old 09-11-2005, 09:39 AM   #3
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The driver CD.
 
Old 09-11-2005, 11:07 AM   #4
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Re: "Invalid driver" Slack 10.1

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Hey, Ive got slackware 10.1 and I installed ndiswrapper without a hitch, but when I say "ndiswrapper -i (Directory" it installs my driver, but when ndiswrapper -l is typed. It says "Invalid driver" I looked in the /etc/ndiswrapper folder and everything is there...but no internet or "valid" adapter.
Hmmm... you ran "ndiswrapper -i (Directory)" but what you must do is run "ndiswrapper -i inf_file"
The ndiswrapper will happily "install" everything you supply as a paramer, but if it is not the .INF file you use as a parameter (which should be in the same directory as the .SYS file). you will see "invalid driver" when you ask for a list of installed drivers (ndiswrapper -l).

Cheers, Eric
 
Old 09-11-2005, 12:38 PM   #5
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Yeah, I wrote: ndiswrapper -i /mnt/cdrom/Drivers/MN510-51.sys

That's where the drivers are located.
 
Old 09-11-2005, 04:17 PM   #6
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It needs the inf
 
Old 09-11-2005, 05:23 PM   #7
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Well there is no .inf file in the CD, and I used .sys in SuSE 9.3
 
Old 09-11-2005, 06:24 PM   #8
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EDIT:

Ok, I put in my D-Link DWL 520+ and it finds my network now.

BUT

Whenever I type:

"iwconfig wlan0 essid (My essid)"


It doesn't save it. When I type:

"iwconfig wlan0"

the essid says Off/Any


I have checked my router and every thing I put into the terminal matches.

the Router is a d-link DI-624

Last edited by moosegoose; 09-11-2005 at 07:25 PM.
 
Old 09-12-2005, 09:17 AM   #9
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hmmm. Have you tried "ifup wlan0" after you enter the essid?
 
Old 09-12-2005, 05:11 PM   #10
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Yeah...I am starting to hate this mess.

I think I have two options now.

1-Dump Linux

2-Somehow get myself connected via cat5 to the router.
 
  


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