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ndiswrapper & kernel 2.6.12

Linux Kernel, Network, and Services configuration.
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davidknibb
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ndiswrapper & kernel 2.6.12

#1 Post by davidknibb »

Helo
I've a laptop running Sarge/Etch with kernel 2.6.8. I used Ndiswrapper to install my Linksys wi-fi card and it works fine.
But then installed kernel 2.6.12.
I knew that I'd have to fiddle a bit with Ndiswrapper, but it fails to work.

I installed the driver with the usual
ndiswrapper -i filename.inf
command and it ran Ok.
When I issue the
ndiswrapper -l
command I get the correct response saying that the correct driver & hardware are present.


But I cannot use

modprobe ndiswrapper

-it claims to know nothing about ndiswrapper at this stage. This is exactly what I did with the 2.6.8 and it worked fine.

If I try
iwconfig

it fails, saying no wireless extensions are available


Any ideas as to where I'm going wrong please ?/

Thanks

David

anon

#2 Post by anon »

Seems like ndiswrapper has both userspace tools and a kernel module; and you've failed to compile the kernel module for 2.12. Do (as root):
module-assistant
It will help you to download the relevant files and compile.

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