FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found

[Replica9000]

I'm trying to get my wireless connection working on
Debian Etch 4.0 RC1 (kernal 2.6.18-3-k7)

It's a Broadcom BCM4318 [Airforce One 54g] 802.11g (rev2)

I downloaded the bcmwl5a.inf and bcmwl5.sys files.

I installed the packages:

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ndiswrapper-common     1.28-1
ndiswrapper-source     1.28-1
ndiswrapper-utils-1.1  1.1-5
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9  1.28-1
module-init-tools      3.3-pre4-1
module-assistant       0.10.8


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# ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5a.inf


the folder /etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl5a shows the 2 files and 8 other .conf files

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# ndiswrapper -l
installed drivers:
bcmwl5a     driver installed, hardware (14E4:4324) present (alternative driver: bcm43xx)


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# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found.


Is there a package I forgot to install? Or a command I didn't do?

[Greg]

I'm trying to get my wireless connection working on
Debian Etch 4.0 RC1 (kernal 2.6.18-3-k7)

It's a Broadcom BCM4318 [Airforce One 54g] 802.11g (rev2)

I have the BCM4318 working with that kernel using the bcm43xx driver that comes with Etch.
Here's the tutorial:
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/153/164/

Greg

[DiJitalWench]

# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found

.


you have to "build" it to your kernel with
apt-get -b ndiswrapper

[shoof]

The install should have did it, but try depmod -a. It looks like it's just not seen by modprobe yet.

[System Shock]

Before modprobe, you need to do:

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m-a prepare
m-a a-i ndiswrapper
modprobe ndiswrapper


[Bidouz]

What you need to do is check if ndiswrapper.ko is in the directory corresponding to your Kernel version.
eg : /lib/modules/2.6.15-28-386/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko

if not, copy it there.

Run sudo depmod -a
and finally sudo modprobe ndiswrapper and you're set !!!

Bidouz
karl_maximum@hotmail.com

[PKRoma]

What this thread is saying is that you must install ndiswrapper from source before it will work under Debian. So, what is the point of the binary Debian package ndiswrapper?

I checked the files distributed by the binary package, and they didn't include ndiswrapper.ko. After building ndiswrapper from source (m-a i-a ndiswrapper), ndiswrapper.ko was created and put under the /lib/modules tree.

Isn't this really a bug on the binary ndiswrapper package? Shouldn't I be able to install ndiswrapper without compiling it from source?