the famous ndiswrapper problem...

rgistered · 03-26-2006, 03:14 PM

hey all, i got a big issue with ndiswrapper since i started using linux ( SuSe, fedora, debian, auditor HD installation) and now slackware...
i tried to install ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz with Kpackage andd got the following unfamiliar results

Code:

installpkg //home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz ;echo RESULT=$?
Cannot install //home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz: package does not end in .tgz
RESULT=0

and i tried to find ndiswrapper in .tgz format but was unable to find it,,,
slackware 10.2
kernel 2.4.31

any help..?
thx

p0f · 03-26-2006, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgistered

hey all, i got a big issue with ndiswrapper since i started using linux ( SuSe, fedora, debian, auditor HD installation) and now slackware...
i tried to install ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz with Kpackage andd got the following unfamiliar results

Code:

installpkg //home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz ;echo RESULT=$?
Cannot install //home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz: package does not end in .tgz
RESULT=0

and i tried to find ndiswrapper in .tgz format but was unable to find it,,,
slackware 10.2
kernel 2.4.31

any help..?
thx

Hi

Where did you download it from?

Only reason I can think of that its given you that error is because its the source code, which you need to compile yourself.

tar -xzvf ndiswrapper-1.11.tar.gz

cd ndiswrapper-1.11

make && make install && make clean

Regards

rgistered · 03-26-2006, 03:34 PM

tried that before...here...

Code:

root@MisT:/home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11# make
make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11/driver'
cc -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -DMODVERSIONS -include /lib/modules/2.4.31/build/include/linux/modversions.h -DUSB_DRIVER_OWNER -freg-struct-return -DDRIVER_VERSION=\"1.11\" -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.31/build -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 hal.c:24:
ntoskernel.h:43:28: net/iw_handler.h: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [hal.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2
root@MisT:/home/mist/programs/ndiswrapper-1.11#

anything else...thxx for replying

p0f · 03-26-2006, 03:46 PM

Hi

Sorry, I forgot to mention, you need the kernel source for the version of the kernel you are using.

Regards

con · 03-26-2006, 03:48 PM

try ndiswrapper-1.10

rgistered · 03-26-2006, 03:58 PM

kernel source is right in the place... "/usr/src/linux-2.4.31"

ndiswrapper-1.10...i'll give it a try rite away,,
thx

rgistered · 03-26-2006, 06:24 PM

same problem with ndiswrapper-1.10.tar.gz

anything else that i can do to get this baby to work...?

thx

GrayGhost · 03-26-2006, 08:07 PM

Try here :
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slac...pper/pkg/10.2/
There are packages for both the 2.4 kernel and 2.6.

Rick

rgistered · 03-27-2006, 12:28 AM

thx alot rick, i installed it and it wass all good upto the last step described at the ndiswrapper HOWTO site...
got the ESSID despalyed in the "iwconfig wlan0" and everything s configured but still the net s not working...

the light which shows that the wireless NIC is on goes onn and off abnormaly, most of the times its off.
wht could be wrong ..
thxx again once again for the drivers...

rgistered · 03-29-2006, 07:36 PM

done! i found the bad boy

it was DNS nameserver located in the file "/etc/resolv.conf"......

if anybody got upto the point where i was, try calling your ISP and ask for DNS nameserver IP , and then edit that file,,,,,, change the adress from 192.168.0.1 (or w.e it is) to the one provided by your ISP, save it, run "dhcpcd wlan0" (w/e it is if its not wlan0) , and you will get your wireless working

i guess!

happy slacking

barton · 03-29-2006, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgistered

done! i found the bad boy

it was DNS nameserver located in the file "/etc/resolv.conf"......

if anybody got upto the point where i was, try calling your ISP and ask for DNS nameserver IP , and then edit that file,,,,,, change the adress from 192.168.0.1 (or w.e it is) to the one provided by your ISP, save it, run "dhcpcd wlan0" (w/e it is if its not wlan0) , and you will get your wireless working

i guess!

happy slacking

I assume your system is scripted to work on bootup. What do you have scripted in the rc.local script? or Do you use a different method to automatically configure you wireless card on bootup?