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I have a USB ethernet device (not wireless-- I know ndiswrapper was designed for wireless, but some of the articles I've read state it can be used for plain-old-LANs as well) I'm trying to get to work using ndiswrapper. After I load the windows driver into ndiswrapper, and try to do a "modprobe ndiswrapper", I get the following error: "FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found." Am I going to have to download and reinstall ndiswrapper in order to get it to work?
Here's how I've been trying to get the device to work so far:
you install the .inf file, not the .sys file. All files need to be in the same directory. I don't think it matters how you installed ndiswrapper, the 'how to' part for loading a card driver should be the same. Note, there is also a 'list' of cards known to work.
Whoops! I typed the wrong extention in my original question (staring at the screen too long :P). It was a .inf file which was installed. Everything else in the message is correct.
It's still producing the same error... Any thoughts?
Whoops! I typed the wrong extention in my original question (staring at the screen too long :P). It was a .inf file which was installed. Everything else in the message is correct.
Looking at the link you provided, I will have to uninstall/reinstall my version of ndiswrapper, correct?
I'm anything but an expert at Ndiswrapper. I have used it on DSL for a D-link card, but that is it. Only suggestion I have is go to the link I posted, there is a trouble shooting section there, also a FAQ and a section on installation. Each area has information on use, and some problem determination. If all else fails, there is a forum there to post to.
Did you look in the 'List' to see if your card is known to work?
Don't you ever apologize for helping! The link you provided is at least a good starting point, and I can work from there! You took the time out of your day to share what you knew, and that's a good deed in my book!
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