can't get ndiswrapper to work [SOLVED]

[Mathematicus]

hey, i just got my new laptop today and installed HH 64-bit in a dual-boot. as expected, the wireless card is not recognized. apparently bcm43xx-fwcutter does not work with my driver, so i then tried using ndiswrapper to install the driver that i downloaded from the Dell website, here is what i get:

Code: #ndiswrapper -i bcmwl6.inf

output: couldn't create /etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl6: Permission denied at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 194.

any suggestions on how to get the wireless working

[Mathematicus]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

ok, figured that problem out (duh!), and ndiswrapper says my driver is installed but it is still not recognizing my wireless card, nothing appears in my Network manager, any suggestions?

[Malekish]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

From the ndiswrapper site (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/)
Next confirm it's installed

ndiswrapper -l

(l as in "L"ist)

Since you've already tried installing, it's best to confirm the ndiswrapper module is not loaded

sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper

If you're ever unsure what's going on you can check the output from dmesg to see if there are any error messages. The follow command will just show you the messages relating to ndiswrapper.

dmesg | grep ndiswrapper

To install the module again ndiswrapper suggests

 sudo depmod -a

Assuming no errors then

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

Try those steps, if it's still failing post the results from dmesg as above

[Mathematicus]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

ok, i tried the above step and it did not help at all, here is the output


bcmwl6 : driver installed
device (14E4:4315) present
garth@TheMachine:~$ dmesg | grep ndiswrapper
[ 128.992213] ndiswrapper version 1.52 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 129.120573] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetBusData'
[ 129.120600] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterInterruptEx'
[ 129.120613] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[ 129.120626] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[ 129.120639] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterInterruptEx'
[ 129.120651] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[ 129.120668] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[ 129.120681] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[ 129.120694] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSynchronizeWithInterruptEx'
[ 129.120713] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterScatterGatherDma'
[ 129.120750] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[ 129.120773] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[ 129.120785] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[ 129.120798] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMGetBusData'
[ 129.120811] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[ 129.120823] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[ 129.120848] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[ 129.120862] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
[ 129.120874] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[ 129.120887] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[ 129.120899] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[ 129.120912] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[ 129.120925] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterScatterGatherDma'
[ 129.120938] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[ 129.120970] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[ 129.120981] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:210): couldn't prepare driver 'bcmwl6'
[ 129.144645] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:112): couldn't load driver bcmwl6; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
[ 129.154378] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

that is about as far as i have gotten, i googled the problem, and it looks like kubuntu may be seeing my WLAN card as a USB device, the code is below:

garth@TheMachine:~$ lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 05a9:2640 OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 0a5c:4503 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 0a5c:4502 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 413c:8126 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

from here, i have no idea what to do...

[Malekish]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

Got me as well. Next step would be to take it to the ndiswrapper forums / support.

Good luck!

[jayhawk]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

Code: #ndiswrapper -i bcmwl6.inf

NDISwrapper does not support Vista drivers yet. You will need to try an XP driver (bcmwl5).

[kuby]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

hey, i just got my new laptop today and installed HH 64-bit in a dual-boot. as expected, the wireless card is not recognized. apparently bcm43xx-fwcutter does not work with my driver, so i

...

Since HH, use b43-fwcutter instead of bcm43-fwcutter. It worked for me, for the first time even with WPA. Preferably hook up to the internet using a cable and install b43-fwcutter. It will automatically suggest downloading a compatible driver.

Make sure if you use adept-manager to show "details" during install, because otherwise you would miss the suggestion to download the driver (and it would show like adept is stuck).

[jayhawk]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

bcmwl6 : driver installed
device (14E4:4315) present
that is about as far as i have gotten, i googled the problem, and it looks like kubuntu may be seeing my WLAN card as a USB device

If you do lspci -nn, you should be able to find a device listed as 14e4:4315. That should be your wireless card. I have not heard much about this chipset, but if you post your lspci -nn we could let you know if you should try the b43 driver. However, you might just try using the b43-fwcuttter option if you don't get the ndiswrapper option working. If you do try this, make sure that you blacklist ndiswrapper in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist so that it does not interfere with the b43 driver.

[Mathematicus]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

i have tried using bcm43xx-fwcutter and wl_apsta.0 but that did not work for me, i will keep plodding away, here is the requested code, hope u all can help...

garth@TheMachine:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a03] (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2841] (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2847] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2832] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2815] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [8086:2850] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2829] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 02)
02:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
02:09.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 22)
02:09.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 12)
02:09.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 12)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354] (rev 12)
0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller [14e4:4315] (rev 01)

[Mathematicus]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

UPDATE: i have spent about 4 hours trying every possible fix i can find on here and google. i am not sure where to go from here. i am still fairly confident that my WLAN card is showing up as a USB device. is this a problem? if so, how can i fix it?

[kuby]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work

This ubuntu wiki page looks promising.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...eisty_No-Fluff
Text search for 14e4:4315, Although it's targeted at feisty, successes have been reported for hardy as well.

Does it make a difference if you try without encryption?

[Mathematicus]

Re: can't get ndiswrapper to work [SOLVED]

you are my hero, i would buy you a beer if i could, heck, i even love you. thank you so much. i spent at least 18 hours total this week trying to get it to work. i have no clue how i missed that wiki when i was googling everything. that page worked like a charm.