I am stuck trying to install ndiswrapper

[alexlaird87]

HELP!

Yesterday I installed Kubuntu 11.04 onto my Inspiron 1520. The computer's wifi (Wireles Dell 1395) is not working I am now trying to install ndiswrapper so i can install the driver for the wifi, but now I have hit a brick wall. I have googled it and searched on the forum, but none of the answers allowes me to complete the install.

The most success i have reached so far is to get half way through this instructional video; "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Ist...ayer_embedded", but it won't work past the command "make".

It tells me the "make" is not installed. it tells me i can install make by typing: "sudo apt-get install make"

I type this it tells me "E: Package make has no installation candidate"

I am brand new to Kubuntu, and have not used command lines since I stopped using DOS in 1995, so please explain slowly and at a beginners level.

[alexlaird87]

Re: I am stuck trying to install ndiswrapper

Here is the output from lspci;

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LCP Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] (rev a1)
03:00.0Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
03:01.1 SD host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

So far I have installed nothing, just the OS. can't really install much very easily until i get the wifi working.

[dibl]

Re: I am stuck trying to install ndiswrapper

In the search window in the upper left of this page, if you enter "BCM4312", then you will find this chip has been the subject of previous requests for help. About the third thread down the list shows one marked "SOLVED". In that one, you find this:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...5915#msg255915

[alexlaird87]

Re: I am stuck trying to install ndiswrapper

Unfortunately this solution will not work in my case as I have no access to a wired internet connection.

[wizard10000]

Re: I am stuck trying to install ndiswrapper

In the search window in the upper left of this page, if you enter "BCM4312", then you will find this chip has been the subject of previous requests for help. About the third thread down the list shows one marked "SOLVED". In that one, you find this:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...5915#msg255915

Actually the Broadcom STA drivers should be installed for this card as thje b43 drivers are a bit buggy.

alexlaird87, ndiswrapper isn't the way to go with this - you're gonna need to install the wireless driver over a wired connection - all you have to do is plug in, run Kmenu --> Applications --> System --> Additional Drivers and install the Broadcom STA driver from there.

Without an internet connection you can't compile anything, as the tools to compile are not installed in a default *buntu installation. Since you'll need to connect anyway, the Broadcom STA drivers are the ones you should use, not Windows drivers and ndiswrapper.

Hope this helps -