[Ndiswrapper-general] broadcom 4301 + ndiswrapper + debian + dell inspirion 4150

[S R <cr...@gm...>]

I have tried probably around three times off of newly formatted and
installed machines to get ndiswrapper working, but have always hit the
same wall as far as the installation.

My most attempt on my Dell Inspiron 4150, I am using Debian Unstable,
kernel 2.4.25. I had asked Dell to install a TrueMobile 1500, but got
the 1800 instead (I think my numbers are right there), which uses the
unsupported Broadcom 4301 chipset. I used the apt-get method of
installing ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-source, after modifying my
sources file.

My experience is always the same, no matter how many faqs I read, or
tips, or advice in irc channels. If I compile the source on my own, or
use the ndiswrapper command directly after installing with apt-get.

Now, I have to be honest that I don't know entirely what I am doing
when I carry out the instructions for ndiswrapper or the advice others
give me. I am not familiar with the idea of modules or if there is
something special about compiling them or something implied that I
miss every time.

I can easily get to the point where:
nomad:/usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
bcmwl5  present

Yet, whenever I type the following:
nomad:/usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper# modprobe ndiswrapper
modprobe: Can't locate module ndiswrapper

I have never managed to locate the module. I do not understand what to
do from this point, and no one's advice or recommendations have ever
panned out to anything that gets farther than this.

If anyone has recommendations on what to do or where to go from here,
or perhaps have had a similar experience, please shoot me an email or
message me.
AIM: WhiteFennec
MSN: duc...@ho...

I have tried to carry out all that the Tips section recommends that I
am capable of understanding, but no changes in my situation have ever
occurred. From what I observe on pages where people tell their success
stories, there is something I must be missing in my configuration, or
an implied step. Doing exactly what the instructions say or what
others do, never results in close to the same experience. Of course, I
do not blindly type exactly what others do, but attempt to alter the
course based on my own hardware.

Thank you for your time.