Thread: Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] newbie alert!
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From: Ben L. <lin...@ya...> - 2005-04-11 13:38:35
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If I remember right I had to type in '/usr/sbin ndiswrapper -i (driver).inf' I'm pretty sure that will cure your problem. --- Shayan Rahnama <sra...@en...> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I was hoping one of you fine people could help me > with a problem I've > run into.. > > I used to run the Warty release of Ubuntu, and I've > just upgraded to > Hoary. Under Warty, I was able to use ndiswrapper no > problem with my > Microsoft mn-720 adapter (i know, gasp). > > After the upgrade, however, the module refused to > load, giving me: > > FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper > (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): > > Invalid module format > > So, thinking that maybe the dist-upgrade gave me a > new kernel (although > is seems unlikely that hoary would include 2.6.8.. > ..so maybe something > went wrong with the upgrade...), I did the following > > 1. apt-get removed ndiswrapper > 2. deleted the old module .ko > 3. downloaded my kernel's source and the ndiswrapper > source > 4. compiled my kernel and then compiled ndiswrapper > (make and make install) > 5. moved the new .ko into the right directory > 6. tried to do an 'ndiswrapper -i md720-ankh.inf' > and got the following > error: > > ndiswrapper: command not found > > The make install is supposed to add the > userspace tools as well as > build the module right? am I missing > something? > > 7. tried to do a modprobe ndiswrapper anyway and got > the same error > > FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper > (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): > > Invalid module format > > So I'm a little bit lost, and I don't know what > to do short of > rolling the distribution back to warty and setting > it up again... > > Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated! > > thanks! > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > Ndi...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ |
From: Shayan R. <sra...@en...> - 2005-04-12 06:26:45
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Yeah, I hadn't looked in the sbin, but i can't find the program/script anywhere! (it's super-frustrating) When I look in /etc/ndiswrapper, i see a folder for my driver (mn720-ankh).. ..but ugh, i'm still getting the 'Invalid module format' when I try to modprobe. - still lost Ben Losaw wrote: >If I remember right I had to type in '/usr/sbin >ndiswrapper -i (driver).inf' I'm pretty sure that >will cure your problem. > > >--- Shayan Rahnama <sra...@en...> >wrote: > > >>Hi folks, >> >>I was hoping one of you fine people could help me >>with a problem I've >>run into.. >> >>I used to run the Warty release of Ubuntu, and I've >>just upgraded to >>Hoary. Under Warty, I was able to use ndiswrapper no >>problem with my >>Microsoft mn-720 adapter (i know, gasp). >> >>After the upgrade, however, the module refused to >>load, giving me: >> >>FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper >> >> >> >(/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): > > >>Invalid module format >> >>So, thinking that maybe the dist-upgrade gave me a >>new kernel (although >>is seems unlikely that hoary would include 2.6.8.. >>..so maybe something >>went wrong with the upgrade...), I did the following >> >>1. apt-get removed ndiswrapper >>2. deleted the old module .ko >>3. downloaded my kernel's source and the ndiswrapper >>source >>4. compiled my kernel and then compiled ndiswrapper >>(make and make install) >>5. moved the new .ko into the right directory >>6. tried to do an 'ndiswrapper -i md720-ankh.inf' >>and got the following >>error: >> >> ndiswrapper: command not found >> >> The make install is supposed to add the >>userspace tools as well as >>build the module right? am I missing >> something? >> >>7. tried to do a modprobe ndiswrapper anyway and got >>the same error >> >>FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper >> >> >> >(/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/drivers/net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko): > > >>Invalid module format >> >> So I'm a little bit lost, and I don't know what >>to do short of >>rolling the distribution back to warty and setting >>it up again... >> >>Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated! >> >>thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------- > > >>SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide >>Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT >>Products from real users. >>Discover which products truly live up to the hype. >>Start reading now. >> >> >> >http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > >>_______________________________________________ >>Ndiswrapper-general mailing list >>Ndi...@li... >> >> >> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! >http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > |