Hi there

Now that I've finished my exams I'm trying Slackware.
I'm newbie in Linux and I need some help with this problem when instaling ndiswrapper:

root@darkstar:~/ndiswrapper-1.17# make
make -C driver
make[1]:
Entering directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.17/driver'

cc -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -DMODVERSIONS -include /lib/modules/2.4.31/build/include/linux/modversions.h
-DUSB_DRIVER_OWNER -freg-struct-return -DDRIVER_VERSION=\"1.17\" -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-I/lib/modules/2.4.31/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing
-pipe -O2 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2

-c -o hal.o hal.c
In file included from ntoskernel.h:333,


from hal.c:24:
winnt_types.h:125:2:
#error "gcc 3.4 or newer should be used for compiling this module"
In file included from hal.c:24:
ntoskernel.h:689:
error: syntax error before "LONG"
ntoskernel.h:690:
error: syntax error before "LONG"
ntoskernel.h:691:
error: syntax error before "struct"
ntoskernel.h:693:
error: syntax error before "struct"
ntoskernel.h:695:
error: syntax error before "struct"
ntoskernel.h:721:
error: syntax error before "NTSTATUS"
ntoskernel.h:756:
error: syntax error before "KIRQL"
ntoskernel.h:757:
error: syntax error before "void"
ntoskernel.h:758:
error: syntax error before "KIRQL"
ntoskernel.h:759:
error: syntax error before "void"
ntoskernel.h:760:
error: syntax error before "void"
ntoskernel.h:761:
error: syntax error before "void"
ntoskernel.h:813:
error: syntax error before "LONG"
ntoskernel.h:814:
error: syntax error before "void"
hal.c:122:
error: syntax error before "KIRQL"
hal.c:132:
error: syntax error before "void"
hal.c:140:
error: syntax error before "KIRQL"
hal.c:147:
error: syntax error before "void"
hal.c:154:
error: syntax error before "void"
hal.c:166:
error: syntax error before "void"
make[1]:
*** [hal.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.17/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2

How do I solve it?

Thanks in advance buddies

Three options:

1. upgrade your Slackware to Slackware 11 (soon to be released) or if you can't wait, use slackware-current
2. Use ndiswrapper 1.14 which is the last version to compoile on a 2.4 kernel
3. Use a 2.6 kernel with ndiswrapper 1.15

Eric

Hi Eric!!

Thank you so much for your answer!!

I downloaded last version of ndiswrapper because it was the only one to download, but I'll search for 1.14 one.

I'll tell you how it goes.

Thanks again.

Look here (includes SlackBuild script and binary Slackware packages):
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slac...wrapper/build/

Eric

Eric,

Thank you for your Ndiswrapper 1.15 package for the 2.6.x kernel. This is the first Ndiswrapper package I have had NO problems with.

Regards,

dkpw

Hi again!!

I've tested ndiswrapper1.14 that seems working fine, no errors when instalñing and executing.

BUT something is wrong because the *.inf file provided by the CD is said 'wrong driver!' by ndiswrapper.

I think it's the end of this because on *.inf file we can't do anything. Maybe it only works on windows or maybe it's not a driver made for w'XP (maybe it was released for w2000) who knows...



Thank you very much for all your answers.

You can look up information about Windows drivers that work with your card and ndiswrapper here: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...index.php/List

Eric

Thank you!!

I'm going to take a look

i seem to be having a wierder problem. i installed the ndiswrapper 1.14 and found the correct drivers from the disc, copied them over onto the hard drive, followed the docs step by step. it sees the access point and everything, but i still dont have internet.

is this some sort of ip problem?

try running dhcp client (/sbin/dhcpcd) to get an IP address for that network

ok i did that, it sat there for a minute or 2 and then it didn't say anything and gave me another prompt. i checked and my ip address was still unknown.

what now?

have you give a parameter on it?
on my campuss, i use /sbin/dhcpcd -d -t 10 eth1 (it's centrino, so it was detected as eth1)

woo it works. thanks! but i notice it goes down alot and i have to redo it, why is this?

well, it depends on the quality of the AP i think, not because of your hardware

its always done great on other distros. and even halfway decent on windows. i'm so close to running ethernet to my room. if i didn't have to go under the house i would. is it easy to set it up on the network on ethernet?