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**Stooker** · May 04, 2007, 02:52 PM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Oke, my biggest frustration is gone, i'm online (with cable).

So I can reach the internet with this Kubuntu PC, but my next goal is to get online with the cables. So if anybody knows why my linksys network adapter isn't found by Kubuntu, I'd really could use some tips.

**eriefisher** · May 04, 2007, 07:46 PM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

You say it's a usb adapter? In a konsole type lsusb and see if it shows up. It is possible that Kubuntu doesn't see it or that it's not supported. With the info from the konsole you at least have a starting point.

erie

**Stooker** · May 05, 2007, 03:41 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

stooker@stooker-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
stooker@stooker-desktop:~$

I guess this is not right, is it?

**Stafke** · May 05, 2007, 03:42 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

I had the same problem a couple of months ago. Mine was a Linksys WUSB54GC. As you say you got only 3hours Kubuntu experience, it's perhaps useful to inform you that wireless often does not work out-of-the-box on linux. Driver-issues...

Don't panic though. Ndiswrapper is what you looking for. Lovely program to get your wireless cards up and running.

**Stafke** · May 05, 2007, 03:45 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Your Kubuntu doesn't find any usb hardware?
Tried with a memory-stick?
Should find it in your /media/ directory then.

If it's only your wireless card, then use ndiswrapper.
If you have no usb whatsoever, that's strange.

**Stooker** · May 05, 2007, 11:12 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

I think it doesn't find anything, in the map media are only 2 dir's --> cdrom and cdrom1

I'll try the ndiswrapper option, can I install that from adept?

**Stafke** · May 06, 2007, 03:59 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Adept is your friend for all your programs, including ndiswrapper

Once you've installed it you'll have to look for the .inf file of your chipset on the cdrom that came with your wireless card. (In my case this was the RT73.inf). Just type ndiswrapper -i ??.inf in your console (-i stands for install) and you should be up and running.

The /media/usb dir doesn't show up as long as there is no mountable medium in it, and I don't know whether wireless adapter counts as mountable. I think (not sure though, I'm just getting started with Linux myself) that you can find your usb in the /dev/bus dir, even without medium attached. If it's there, you should be fine, I hope.

**lingenfr** · May 06, 2007, 05:09 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Don't start from scratch, there are several excellent theads here and at http://ubuntuforums.org/ Look under Broadcom wireless usb. For 11b you can use the kernel drivers or ndiswapper for 11g definitely use ndiswrapper.

**Stooker** · May 06, 2007, 09:42 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Oke, I read a lot about these networking adapters and it seems that there is no linu solution for these adapters. I indeed found the way to do it with ndiswrapper......

The exact procedure that worked for a guy on the Ubuntu forums was:

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build

Go to website:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper
download latest ndiswrapper to home folder (version 1.38 here)

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ tar xvzf ndiswrapper-1.38.tar.gz

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ cd ndiswrapper-1.38

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/ndiswrapper-1.28$ make distclean

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/ndiswrapper-1.28$ make

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/ndiswrapper-1.28$ sudo make install

Download driver (install in home folder) from:
ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network/WUSB11v4_08272004.exe

enable all repositories and install these 3 packages:

cabextract

unshield

unzip

Code:
user@ubuntu::~/ndiswrapper-1.28$ cd ~

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ unzip WUSB11v4_08272004.exe

Code:
user@ubuntu:~$ cd WUSB11v4_08272004/Drivers

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/WUSB11v4_08272004/Drivers$ sudo ndiswrapper -i WUSB11v4.inf

Go ahead and plug in your device

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/WUSB11v4_08272004/Drivers$ sudo depmod -a

Code:
user@ubuntu:~/WUSB11v4_08272004/Drivers$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

Code:
lsusb

Hopefully you now see your device

Code:
iwlist wlan0 scan

You should now see all available networks

Code:
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid XXXX mode managed

Where XXXX is your network

Code:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

If everthing ok then:

Code:
sudo ndiswrapper -m
---------------------------------------------------

Hope this is the right way. First let's start getting ndiswrapper on my machine. Cause I can't find it in the K-menu --> Add/remove programmes.

I already enabled all lines possible in recource list. Must I download this throught terminal as described above? I'm not so fond of the terminal way, cause of my windows background so I like to try it on the visual way if possible.

**Stooker** · May 06, 2007, 09:48 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

I downloaded ndiswrapper-1.43.tar.gz to the desktop and now trying to extract it to the home dir (as the guide says), but it says I have no rights for that dir.

I'm logged in as root or not?

**lingenfr** · May 06, 2007, 11:38 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

stooker, those instructions are much more complicated than you need. Use System->Adept and install ndiswrapper. You don't need to compile anything.

**Stooker** · May 06, 2007, 01:13 PM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

oke, downloaded diswrapper from that menu.

Now I see in the K-menu --> System --> Windows Wireless Drivers

But if I click that icon nothing happens.....

**vregouby** · May 07, 2007, 05:58 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Hi guys,

I am having the same problem and trying to install ndiswrapper, but, whouahh, you really must be willing to work with linux to do that... This is only the network card configuration, then I'll have to work on the video driver. But with internet access, that should help.

Anyway, I'd love to be able to install ndiswrapper from adept, but what if I don't see it in adept ?

I've succeeded in putting the source file from sourceforge, but cannot compile it, lots of dependancies not found (such as printf...) when I lunch make command.

I'd love to be able to run it from adept, any hint ?

Thanks a lot for your help.

**Stooker** · May 07, 2007, 10:33 AM

Re: Getting online with my Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter

Enable ALL lines (except comment lines) in sourcelist and then check both boxxes upper right and then you'll find it in Adept/Remove programs

But I installed it and now I'm stuck

Same for me btw, first network card then video/printer/webcam/ext harddisk etc

So what to do if I installed Ndiswrapper?

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